Sofa Brain - Dominus Owen Markham

There’s a specific kind of genius that only shows up when you’re horizontal. You know the one. You’re not at your desk. You’re not in “productive mode.” You’re not doing anything that would qualify as…

Dominus Owen Markham
Kehlani’s use of nigga opens up the fault lines between reclamation, appropriation, and ambiguity. Is it solidarity, self-expression, or a lyrical dodge that leaves stereotypes to fill the gaps?
#LanguageAndPower #Reclamation #Kehlani #HipHopCulture #AAVE #RaceAndRepresentation #Linguistics #PopCultureCritique #WordsMatter
https://songreading.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/the-reappropriation-of-kehlanis-niggas/
The (Re)Appropriation of Kehlani’s “Niggas”

What or who exactly does Kehlani mean by “Niggas” (2015)? More generally, what is “nigga,” and how is it different, if at all, from “nigger”? The words “nigger” and “nigga” are rooted in the Latin …

Songreading

Who rules when no one speaks?
The new authority of algorithms is impersonal, structural, and syntactic.

Read the new article on language, power & AI → https://agustinvstartari.com

More:
Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/communities/aipowerdiscourse
SSRN: https://ssrn.com/author=7639915

#AI #AlgorithmicDiscourse #SyntheticAuthority #LanguageAndPower

Language isn't just about communication—it's about power.

We're diving deep into the psychology of linguistic oppression. From authoritarian regimes that "disappear" people to corporate bans on words like "diversity," we examine how controlling vocabulary narrows thought.

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#PsyberSpace #LinguisticJustice #PsychologyPodcast #LanguageAndPower #ListenNow #CriticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #PsychologyOfResistance

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World | Words They Don’t Want You to Say: The Psychology of Linguistic Oppression

The Power of Language: Unveiling the Psychology of Linguistic ControlIn this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston digs into the psychology behind the control and censorship of language, exami...

PsyberSpace: Understand Your World
#CorpusLinguistics postdoc funding application sent in, another to be finalised next week. Interesting #LanguageAndPower questions in both, but on completely different languages and time periods.
Crossing fingers for a paid future in academia …