X-Men, Krakoa, and Linguistic Sovereignty
by Erika Alpert Krakoan national co-founder Magneto explains to diplomats at the new Krakoan Embassy in Jerusalem why mutants have decided to create their own language, from House of X #1 (Hickman β¦
Do you like comic books and want to think more seriously about the linguistics of them?
Are you a social scientist or a linguist who wants to know more about nation-building or language planning in fiction?
HAVE I GOT EXACTLY THE ARTICLE YOU NEVER ASKED FOR, on CAMP Anthropology. π¦π¦
15.09.2025 18:01 β
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YAY!
25.01.2026 17:17 β
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Dude! Do it!!! We can be the comic book crew! lol
17.07.2025 18:23 β
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Heeeeyyyy! Ling anth person here! Also love comics and gets way too theoretical about it as well lol
17.07.2025 01:44 β
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Problem solved.
17.07.2025 01:43 β
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JULY 14th (2025)
PSC-CUNY PRESS CONFERENCE
@bradlander.bsky.social
I attended as PRESS.
Free to use. Media orgs that need explicit permission, please email me directly.
14.07.2025 23:12 β
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Where the eff do I fall???
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04.07.2025 20:23 β
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If a tree falls in forest with no one around⦠did it make sound?
Answer: nobody cares.
If an academic writes an article, and only 0.00001% of the population actually reads it⦠did it make a change?
Answer: no. (And nobody cares.)
25.06.2025 18:46 β
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FUCK YES! Lookie what just came in mail π
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13.06.2025 13:39 β
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BREAKING:
After LA rebellion, Trump declares all of Mexico is now a DEI nation-state.
11.06.2025 11:59 β
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When it comes to threatening a MEXICANβS familyβ¦
Wellβ¦
β¦what we are seeing in LA is the FIND OUT stage after one FUCKS AROUND.
11.06.2025 03:09 β
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Heading into the NYC protests. One of our students is participating in the hunger strike! π±βπ½βπΎβπΏ Brooklyn College students tend to LEAD the resistance π₯°π₯°π₯°
10.06.2025 18:29 β
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09.06.2025 00:06 β
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YouTube video by CNN
FBI investigating Los Angeles protests over ICE raids
America is gonna learn: donβt fuck with Mexicans. This is OUR home too. Direct action.
youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...
07.06.2025 22:58 β
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WATCH for DETAILS!
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PLUS, guess what, my "Languaging Representations Chart" will now be a "peer-reviewed" one! That's right, something I created for a YouTube video now has an "official" academic home! I'll be presenting a workshop at the TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE (June 12)... the official "debut" of chart!
05.06.2025 22:16 β
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ARTICLE ACCEPTED!!!!
My next article will appear (HOPEFULLY) in the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education in August, right next to a bunch of other KILLER articles.
05.06.2025 22:16 β
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NEW VIDEO FOR YOUR SYLLABUS!
Letβs make our social theory accessible and fun! This one is for race theorists! But, if you like comics, well thatβs just a bonus!
WATCH FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
04.06.2025 21:39 β
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As for the obnoxious titleβ¦ yes, it is, and it is clickbait. Watch the essay to figure out why they are NOT annoying π€ππ
04.06.2025 12:15 β
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YouTube video by Dr. Mike Mena
Black & Brown Superheroes are ANNOYING: On "double-consciousness" theory (Du Bois 1903)
*NEW VIDEO for your SYLLABUS*
What would W.E.B. DU BOIS say about race in comic books? This video explains βdouble-consciousnessβ theory in a FUN but nuanced way, using graphics, humor, and a bit rage!. ππ½ππ½
youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
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ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW VIDEO
Video is already LIVE for PATREON MEMBERS
www.patreon.com/c/SocialLife...
For everyone else: WEDNESDAY! This video will help ya understand "double-consciousness" theory, via racialized superheroes.
LET'S MAKE SOCIAL THEORY... NOT BORING, PLEASE.
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For those that want a sneak peek at the "languaging representations" chart... HERE IT IS!!
01.06.2025 15:40 β
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