Language Therapy with Dr. K Failures of Language & Curious Hybrids

How do colonial and diasporic histories impact language dynamics? How do these forces manifest themselves in the case of curious hybrids or third-culture kids, the characterization author Nadia Owusu uses to encapsulate her Ghanian and Armenian-American heritage, through the lens of a child growing up in various international communities? Join Dr. K and Nadia Owusu as they discuss Aftershocks, Owusu's powerful memoir, and use it as a springboard for topics such as colonialism, inherited languages, code-switching, accents, ownership, writing, and performing belonging. For more, visit armenian.usc.edu .

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Language Therapy with Dr. K Failures of Language & Curious Hybrids is an episode from New Roads by USC Institute of Armenian Studies.

This episode is 57:33 long.

This episode was published on Jun 22, 2022.

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