Dr. Mike Mena

@mikemena

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SLL MISSION STATEMENT: 'The Social Life of Language' is an open-access educational YouTube channel designed to bring complex theoretical academic work on language and race into the realm of public discourse in a way that is simple, but never simplified. GOALS AND ETHICAL COMMITMENTS: 1) Create fast-paced, entertaining educational content by “rewording” and "transposing" complex theoretical work on race and language into everyday talk. 2) Establish relevance and timeliness of language scholarship by connecting material to contemporary political economic events. 3) Create an innovative, conversational pedagogical resource for students and professors across various language and race centered sub-disciplines. 4) Increase the visibility of Scholars of Color in Language Studies (SCiLS) by dedicating at least half of created content to Scholars of Color.