A Linguist’s Night at the Ball

SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human by Chip Colwell

Apr 8, 202538:31Science & Medicine

Since its emergence in 1960s Harlem, the LGBTQ+ “ ballroom scene ” has expanded into a transnational subculture. For outsiders, understanding how a ball functions can take time. Join linguistic anthropologist Dozandri Me...

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