In a world where languages are not treated equally, a person’s ability to speak the dominant language becomes a privilege. Language privilege determines the accommodation of a linguistic minority in terms of access to social, political and educational institutions. It further intersects with privileges revolving around race, nation and social class consequently manifesting into a site of discrimination and exclusion for the minority languages. It is essential thereby that the right to use one’s language in private as well as public spheres is protected.
The Language Rights Blog aims to highlight the prejudice experienced by the linguistically marginalised and engage with a multidisciplinary approach to language and language rights. We encourage submissions from students, academicians and language rights enthusiasts in the following areas:
- Language Rights and Education
- Language Rights, Access and Participation
- Language Rights and Health
- Language Rights and the Law
- Language Rights and Identity
- Language Rights and Culture
- Language Rights and Cognition
- Language Rights and Employment
- Language Rights and Labour
- Language Rights and Disability
- Language Rights and Discrimination
- Language Rights and Social Justice
- Language Rights and Genocide
- Language Rights, Accent and Discrimination
- Language Rights and Conflict