This symposium will bring together philosophers, interpreters, and performers to discuss the role of linguistic diversity in their work as activists and academics. Panels will include:

“Interpreting on the Edge: Linguists in Conflict Zones” with Maya Hess, founder and CEO of Red T, an organization devoted to protecting translators and interpreters worldwide, and respondent Isabelle Zaugg, the Mellon-Sawyer Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Language Justice

“Towards a Philosophy of Linguistic Diversity and Rights” with philosophers Michele Moody-Adams and Akeel Bilgrami from Columbia, and anthropologist of language preservation Jane Anderson from NYU.

“No Otro Lado: Listening to the Border”: A listening party and artist talk with Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, a conceptual reggaeton artist who will discuss her most recent album inspired by the increasing militarization of the Mexico-US border.

CO-SPONSORED BY:

Institute for Comparative Literature and Society; The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; The Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office of the Executive Dean; The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Program at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights