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Dr. Mike Mena

@mikemena.bsky.social

Founder of "The Social Life of Language" on YouTube. Linguistic Anthropologist. Critical Race Theorist. Photographer. Videographer. Artist.

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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 …

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. 🐦🐦

15.09.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5

YAY!

25.01.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dude! Do it!!! We can be the comic book crew! lol

17.07.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heeeeyyyy! Ling anth person here! Also love comics and gets way too theoretical about it as well lol

17.07.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Problem solved.

17.07.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where the eff do I fall???

12.07.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FUCK YES! Lookie what just came in mail 😎

18.06.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overview of trip to TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM SUMMER INSTITUTE lol

15.06.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arrived at TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE, NEW MEXICO.

12.06.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Self portraits in NEW MEXICO!

Good morning NM.

12.06.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING:

After LA rebellion, Trump declares all of Mexico is now a DEI nation-state.

11.06.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When it comes to threatening a MEXICAN’S family…

Well…

…what we are seeing in LA is the FIND OUT stage after one FUCKS AROUND.

11.06.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shots from GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY.
Hunger strike.

11.06.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heading into the NYC protests. One of our students is participating in the hunger strike! 😱✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Brooklyn College students tend to LEAD the resistance πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯°

10.06.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FBI investigating Los Angeles protests over ICE raids
YouTube video by CNN FBI investigating Los Angeles protests over ICE raids

America is gonna learn: don’t fuck with Mexicans. This is OUR home too. Direct action.

youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...

07.06.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WATCH for DETAILS!

05.06.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW VIDEO FOR YOUR SYLLABUS!

Let’s make our social theory accessible and fun! This one is for race theorists! But, if you like comics, well that’s just a bonus!

WATCH FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...

04.06.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As for the obnoxious title… yes, it is, and it is clickbait. Watch the essay to figure out why they are NOT annoying πŸ€­πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‰

04.06.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black & Brown Superheroes are ANNOYING: On "double-consciousness" theory (Du Bois 1903)
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 β€œdouble-consciousness” theory in a FUN but nuanced way, using graphics, humor, and a bit rage!. πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½

youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...

04.06.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

02.06.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0