@mikemena.bsky.social
Founder of "The Social Life of Language" on YouTube. Linguistic Anthropologist. Critical Race Theorist. Photographer. Videographer. Artist.
Dude! Do it!!! We can be the comic book crew! lol
17.07.2025 18:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Heeeeyyyy! Ling anth person here! Also love comics and gets way too theoretical about it as well lol
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Problem solved.
17.07.2025 01:43 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0JULY 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.
Where the eff do I fall???
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If a tree falls in forest with no one aroundโฆ did it make sound?
Answer: nobody cares.
If an academic writes an article, and only 0.00001% of the population actually reads itโฆ did it make a change?
Answer: no. (And nobody cares.)
FUCK YES! Lookie what just came in mail ๐
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Overview of trip to TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM SUMMER INSTITUTE lol
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Arrived at TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE, NEW MEXICO.
12.06.2025 13:45 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Self portraits in NEW MEXICO!
Good morning NM.
BREAKING:
After LA rebellion, Trump declares all of Mexico is now a DEI nation-state.
When it comes to threatening a MEXICANโS familyโฆ
Wellโฆ
โฆwhat we are seeing in LA is the FIND OUT stage after one FUCKS AROUND.
Shots from GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY.
Hunger strike.
Heading into the NYC protests. One of our students is participating in the hunger strike! ๐ฑโ๐ฝโ๐พโ๐ฟ Brooklyn College students tend to LEAD the resistance ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
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America is gonna learn: donโt fuck with Mexicans. This is OUR home too. Direct action.
youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...
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 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
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.
NEW VIDEO FOR YOUR SYLLABUS!
Letโs make our social theory accessible and fun! This one is for race theorists! But, if you like comics, well thatโs just a bonus!
WATCH FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
As for the obnoxious titleโฆ yes, it is, and it is clickbait. Watch the essay to figure out why they are NOT annoying ๐คญ๐๐
04.06.2025 12:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
*NEW VIDEO for your SYLLABUS*
What would W.E.B. DU BOIS say about race in comic books? This video explains โdouble-consciousnessโ theory in a FUN but nuanced way, using graphics, humor, and a bit rage!. ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
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.
For those that want a sneak peek at the "languaging representations" chart... HERE IT IS!!
01.06.2025 15:40 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0NEXT TALK! I'll be in New Mexico at the TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE (June 12-13).
I'll also be facilitating a workshop of my "languaging representations" chart, or as I describe it, translanguaging theory made visual. :)
This is me, having total FOMO from missing SLA conference. Literally the one I LIKE cuz itโs way smaller than giant onesโฆ
:(
