“Not ghetto! Normal or Spanish”: Ideologies of Race Reflected in the Speech of Pre-Adolescents
A lecture by Nandi Sims, Stanford University
Event Details
Date
Friday, April 10, 2026
Time
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Location
online
Also offered online
Also offered online
Description
Using ethnographic methods, this presentation shows how 6th graders at South Florida middle school reproduce and reimagine racial hierarchy and reinforce and reflect related raciolinguistic ideologies via their language use and attitudes.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-890-4585 or email jcmartin4@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, March 27, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.