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HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER and the DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
Present
When Words Become Power: The Political Life of the Spanish Language
Featuring
Professor José del Valle
Join us for a public conversation with Professor José del Valle, one of the leading voices in contemporary debates on language, ideology, and power. Guided by Hofstra University Professor Vicente Lledó-Guillem. The discussion acclaimed 2024 book The Politics of Language: A Journey Through Spanish and Its Discontents, an accessible and influential work that examines how language functions as a political and social force and invites us to reflect on whose voices are empowered—and whose are silenced—through language.
HOFSTRA CULTURAL CENTER and the DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
Present
When Words Become Power: The Political Life of the Spanish Language
Featuring
Professor José del Valle
Join us for a public conversation with Professor José del Valle, one of the leading voices in contemporary debates on language, ideology, and power. Guided by Hofstra University Professor Vicente Lledó-Guillem. The discussion acclaimed 2024 book The Politics of Language: A Journey Through Spanish and Its Discontents, an accessible and influential work that examines how language functions as a political and social force and invites us to reflect on whose voices are empowered—and whose are silenced—through language.
