Unpacking ethno- and raciolinguistic assumptions in Spanish language education: The case of Asian Latinxs

Online lecture by Dr. Tracy Quan (University of Colorado, Boulder)

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
Online Location, (Registration link in description on event page)

Hispanohablantes who identify as both Asian and Latinx/Hispanic in the U.S. context (“Asian Latinxs”) are often excluded from imaginaries of latinidad, Spanish speakerhood, and adjacent categories like Spanish heritage speaker, due to their perceived phenotype. Drawing on the case of Asian Latinxs, Dr. Quan explores how Spanish language pedagogy reproduces raciolinguistic ideologies that co-naturalize Latinx/Hispanic identity with Spanish and mestizaje. Such ideologies result in the invisibilization of Latinx/Hispanic communities falling outside of ethno- and raciolinguistic expectations, including Asian Latinxs, Afro-Latinxs, White-passing Latinxs, non Spanish-speaking Latinxs, and others. The goal of this talk is to urge researchers and practitioners to critically consider the racial, ethnic, and linguistic assumptions that underlie the field of Spanish language education and the resulting pedagogical implications.

Registration required: https://gmu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrfuihqjstE9x_PbRR3LYXxq1oZP6tbMmb 

Sponsored by The Department of Modern and Classical Languages.