Periagoge
Course

The Examined Language and identity — what your first language holds: Language and identity demand rigorous thought, not sentiment. Here you'll examine the actual mechanisms by which your native tongue constructs your sense of self, stripped of nostalgia and cliché.

Discover how your first language secretly shapes your identity beyond nostalgia. Examine the cognitive mechanisms that construct who you are.

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Concepts in this course
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Code-Switching as Intellectual Strategy
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Conceptual Untranslatability and Unique Meaning
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Language and the Politics of Belonging
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Language as Intellectual Sovereignty
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Linguistic Consciousness and Critical Distance
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
What's Holding You Back with Language and identity — what your first language holds?
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A Hard Question About Language and identity — what your first language holds
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The Moment Language and identity — what your first language holds Changed for You
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Language and identity — what your first language holds and the Choices You're Making
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Where Are You with Language and identity — what your first language holds?
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Juana
Identity & Justice
Juana guides you through this course personally — adapting to your situation, not a script.