In this episode of Word Bomb, Pippa and Karina examine the myriad of modern ways to self-identify as Latin American. Joined by a Chicanx psycholinguist and a Venezuelanx performer, they dig into divisive debates and far-reaching colonial history to see why the gender-neutral term “Latinx”—and its many variations—is on the rise.

You can follow Megan’s academic and activist work on her website and follow her on Twitter @megandfigueroa. NB: She’s compiled a great database of marginalized scholars in the field of linguistics/language.

Augusto is a Venezuelan-born, Dora Award-winning performer, writer, and educator based in Toronto. Check out his website and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @augustobitter.

For further reading, we recommend checking out David Bowles’ excellent and informative blog post on the history of “Latinx”; he has a book on the topic forthcoming from Oxford University Press in 2021. Also consider picking up Ed Morales’ book Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture.

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In this episode of Word Bomb, Pippa and Karina examine the myriad of modern ways to self-identify as Latin American. Joined by a Chicanx psycholinguist and a Venezuelanx performer, they dig into divisive debates and far-reaching colonial history to see why the gender-neutral term &ldquo;Latinx&rdquo;&mdash;and its many variations&mdash;is on the rise.
You can follow Megan&rsquo;s academic and activist work on <a href="http://meganfigueroa.com/about">her website</a> and follow her on Twitter @megandfigueroa. NB: She&rsquo;s compiled a great <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WrZuImK---LByMIqw3n_9yaFntq5zOGyttndkhWA1SY/edit#gid=326968345">database</a> of marginalized scholars in the field of linguistics/language.
Augusto is a Venezuelan-born, Dora Award-winning performer, writer, and educator based in Toronto. Check out <a href="http://www.augustobitter.com/">his website</a> and follow him on Twitter and Instagram @augustobitter.
For further reading, we recommend checking out David Bowles&rsquo; excellent and informative <a href="https://blog.usejournal.com/mexican-x-part-x-what-the-hex-a-latinx-706b64dafe22">blog post</a> on the history of &ldquo;Latinx&rdquo;; he has a book on the topic forthcoming from Oxford University Press in 2021. Also consider picking up Ed Morales&rsquo; book <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/books/review/latinx-ed-morales.html">Latinx: The New Force in American Politics and Culture</a>.
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