The politics of language : the case of Hyderabad, ‘Decolonial Subversions’, and Esperanto in an Indian University

Hirmer, Monika and Rao, Giridhar A. (2021) The politics of language : the case of Hyderabad, ‘Decolonial Subversions’, and Esperanto in an Indian University. Esperantic Studies Foundation, Cary.

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Abstract

Thinking of linguistic justice and decolonisation brings me back to one humid summer afternoon – it must have been around 2010-11 – when, sitting in the living room of an apartment-block in the South Indian city of Hyderabad, I was engrossed in my first Hindi lesson. Having taught German to Indian students myself, the teacher’s immersive approach, whereby he communicated primarily in the language I aimed to learn, felt familiar and disorienting at the same time.

Item Type:	Other
Authors:	Hirmer, Monika and Rao, Giridhar A.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	politics of language, Decolonial Subversions, English, Esperantic Studies Foundation, Linguistic justice, University
Subjects:	Language
Divisions:	Azim Premji University > School of Education
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/2532
Publisher URL:	https://esfconnected.org/2021/01/01/the-politics-o...

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