Language, Race, and Ethnicity Speaker Series

Kelly Wright University of Michigan in a Virtual Lecture

• Topic: Linguistic Profiling: Voice-Based Discrimination and Inequities in the Housing Market
• Date: March 31, 2021
• Time: 3:00pm – 4:15pm MST
  

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This talk will involve a brief introduction to Linguistic Discrimination and previous work on Linguistic Profiling; a discussion of an audit study of a historically-redlined housing market and an attribute assessment of three dialects; and an outline of action steps audience members can take right away to address linguistic inequities in their own communities.

Program Support

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, a State-based partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this series do not necessarily represent those of the Idaho Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.