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Gerald Roche
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AuDHD & PhD. anthropology, language, power. he/him
New book: The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501777783/the-politics-of-language-oppression-in-tibet/

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · Nov 15
It's publication day! The Politics of Language Oppression sheds light on a global crisis of linguistic diversity that will see at least half of the world's languages disappear this century.

Use 09BCARD for a 30% discount from @cornellupress.bsky.social www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
A book cover. The top half of the cover is sky blue, with black text on bright yellow high-lighting. The text reads "The Politics of Language Oppression in Tibet". The lower half shows a photograph of a tiled public square with a brightly lit building at the back of the square. People are walking on the square, and a child is sitting in a large model car. In the bottom right hand corner is the author's name, Gerald Roche, in bright yellow.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 5h
Article accepted for publication: "Five Key Concepts for Autistic Linguistic Justice: Securitization, Revitalization, Rights, Planning, and Ethics." 🥳

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 6h
The good folks at @e-l-p.bsky.social are taking applications for their "Ready to Revitalize" training program until Dec 1. It's a great chance to learn more about language revitalization and meet other revitalizers from all around the world.

www.surveyhero.com/c/rtr2026
text and logo on a white background - logo is some green and brown blobs. like, maybe people hugging

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 2d
When Language Maintenance Means Language Shift: Tibetan as an Heritage Language in Amdo Families in France

www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/10...
www.mdpi.com

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 3d
"War is the health of the state."
Black and white text and image, showing the frontspiece of "The State" by Randolph Bourne. Image is an etching of a skeleton sitting on a throne.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 5d
Today is the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying ,and I'm proud to share this blog post showing how work I contributed to has helped inform the new National Standard on Bullying in Australian Schools.

otarc.blogs.latrobe.edu.au/the-new-nati...
How our team’s research informed the new National Standard on Bullying in Australian Schools – Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre
The new National Standard is a step toward tackling bullying in schools. Here’s how we played a part in shaping it.
otarc.blogs.latrobe.edu.au

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 5d
This is a really great, teachable example of testimonial injustice if you need one.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 5d
I posted this to Facebook yesterday, and so far, people have responded by saying that the author does not understand his own religion, does not understand his own history, does not understand his own language, does not understand how to make comparisons & does not understand his own oppression.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 5d
"Language-discordant healthcare is often borne by the most disadvantaged, highlighting the crucial importance of addressing this in advancing health equity."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Respirology</em> | APSR Respiratory Medicine Journal | Wiley Online Library
Click on the article title to read more.
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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 5d
In response to this article, I'm receiving multiple reports on Facebook that there is, in fact, no war in Ba Sing Se. Huge if true.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 6d
This is a rare and valuable interview that discusses the difficult political predicament of linguistic minorities in Tibet.

www.nationalia.info/interview/11...
“We are neither Chinese nor Tibetan: we are Minyag”
2025 marks 300 years since the Minyag, a little-known people then living in the highlands between Tibet and China, fled religious persecution. Back then, Tibet was a patchwork of faiths, but as its co...
www.nationalia.info

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 11d
The winner of the 2025 Linguapax Award has been announced, and it's an amazing group in Colombia doing important work on language maintenance and revitalization under very difficult circumstance. Read more below
www.linguapax.org/en/hilo-de-j...
Hilo de Ju’gthë’sx Pthuuse’jnxi’s project wins the 2025 International Linguapax Award | Linguapax InternationalHilo de Ju’gthë’sx Pthuuse’jnxi’s project wins the 2025 International Linguapax Award | L...
www.linguapax.org

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 13d
it's the AI that's going to take linguists jobs

Reposted by Gerald Roche

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Endangered Languages Project @e-l-p.bsky.social · 13d
The recording of the 2025 Ready to Revitalize showcase is now available on YouTube, spotlighting community language revitalization programs in Canada, Kenya, the US, Indonesia, France, South Africa, Nepal, Ukraine, Cameroon, Mexico, and Aotearoa: youtu.be/Yb6zKkeMQCA?...

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
no notes
an Ai-generated image attempting to show the relevant anatomy involved with speech production. The image is bright and colorful and although the picture sort of looks like a cross section of a head, most of the labels are wrong and some non-existent anatomical features are introduced

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
it's a super-rare type I believe

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
TEETH

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
LIPS
a four panel black and white diagram showing how a bilabial plosive is produced except it's wrong

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
can't stop thinking about how my tongue feels :(

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
tongue
a cutesy, pastel diagram showing a midsagittal view of the head. Various parts of the vocal tract are labelled incorrectly.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
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Reposted by Joanna Tai

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
lips
A cartoon-style midsagittal diagram of the oral cavity and its features drawn by CoPilot. The label lips is pointing to the nose.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
😅

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 14d
Although autistic people have long been asking for greater acceptance and justice, I'd like to thank the good folks at Stanford University for ignoring all of that and curing mouse autism instead.
thebrewnews.com/science-tech...
Stanford scientists reverse autism-like symptoms in mice with experimental drug
Stanford scientists reversed autism-like symptoms in mice using an experimental epilepsy drug, offering new hope for autism research.
thebrewnews.com

Reposted by Gerald Roche

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Language in Society @languageinsociety.bsky.social · 14d
NEW FROM 54(4)

"Towards a sociolinguistics of deglobalization" by @geraldroche.bsky.social & Jessica Kruk

#Deglobalization #Sovereignty #Neoliberalism #Coloniality #Securitization
doi.org/10.1017/S004...
Towards a sociolinguistics of deglobalization | Language in Society | Cambridge Core
Towards a sociolinguistics of deglobalization - Volume 54 Issue 4
doi.org

Reposted by Gerald Roche

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El Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 15d
always love having to buy a new mobility aid after travel

[melbourne airport took apart my walking stick, didn't return it, and left me stranded away from bags and stick. random person rescued pieces of stick and bags and sat with me during meltdown to put stick back together enough to get home]

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 16d
Yes, I'd say it's teachable, but the more important question is whether one side should bear the entire burden of behavior change. The video is aimed at autistic kids. It would be great to see a corresponding video educating folks about autistic interaction and communication styles.

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 16d
to be fair, although i did start disclosing about autism and eye contact before job interviews recently, i also think we should let the bear die because that's what nature wants

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 16d
i found this really helpful video which says that if a kid has trouble reading social situations and people hate them for it, they should just read social situations more appropriately. problem solved
scene from a cartoon. an elephant in a green t-shit speaks to camera and there is a hippo standing outdoors in the background. closed caption text reads 'appropriately read the situation he saw that young hippo was busy and he decided'

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 16d
if this bear doesn't make eye contact in job interviews he obviously deserves to never get a job and maybe also to starve to death. since it is frustrating when bears just decide to die like this i'm really glad this instructional video exists. problem solved.
screen-cap from an animated film, showing a bear in a suit - closed captions on the image read "good idea to have good eye contact during meetings like a job interview"

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Gerald Roche @geraldroche.bsky.social · 16d
ah yes, K?fi?td"t
book cover with what looks like an AI-generated illustration in the style of Soviet propaganda art. Parts of the title are written in faux Cyclic