Dr. Aris Clemons
@clemonsaris.bsky.social
She/ella, Assistant Professor
@UTKnoxville researching race making and language performance in educational contexts #BlackLatinidades #raciolinguistics
www.amclemons.com
@UTKnoxville researching race making and language performance in educational contexts #BlackLatinidades #raciolinguistics
www.amclemons.com
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LSA
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May 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Please join SOBLAC – The new @lingsocam.bsky.social SIG of Black Language and Culture! www.lsadc.org/AF_MemberCom...
Help us spread the word!
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The last 100 days have been an unprecedented assault on American science. Our scientists. Our institutions. And the people around the world who rely on it. We must stand united and speak up. Our collective future depends on it. #ScienceMatters www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPlu... savesciencenow.org
You Need Science. Now Science Needs You.
YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists
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May 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The last 100 days have been an unprecedented assault on American science. Our scientists. Our institutions. And the people around the world who rely on it. We must stand united and speak up. Our collective future depends on it. #ScienceMatters www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPlu... savesciencenow.org
When I starting studying, I had no idea that I would become a professor during a time in which knowledge itself would be attacked so directly. I also had no idea how much linguistics would help me process these attacks. Thanks @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentnelson.bsky.social for having me!
i had the absolute best time talking to linguist @clemonsaris.bsky.social all about some of the concepts that can help us understand ourselves and one another, as well as addressing some of the fatuous criticisms lobbed at excellent research by the “anti-woke”
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Language, Identity & Anti-Woke Academic Slander
YouTube video by Liberal Currents
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April 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
When I starting studying, I had no idea that I would become a professor during a time in which knowledge itself would be attacked so directly. I also had no idea how much linguistics would help me process these attacks. Thanks @caitlinmoriah.bsky.social and @trentnelson.bsky.social for having me!
Food First invites Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to share the real-life stories unfolding where government actions—or inaction—shape daily experience. airtable.com/appngKU6xClG...
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April 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Food First invites Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to share the real-life stories unfolding where government actions—or inaction—shape daily experience. airtable.com/appngKU6xClG...
Love a good #pubday post!! This one is special, not only because of the case study explored, but because of the ways it shows Black linguistic dexterity! Black children are truly gifted!
so proud of this collaborative work! here's @melissabaralt.bsky.social @clemonsaris.bsky.social & my study on TBLT Spanish instruction with young learners. the possibilities for WL teaching are endless when Black cultural value is assumed❤️🖤💚
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... [dm us for copies]
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April 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Love a good #pubday post!! This one is special, not only because of the case study explored, but because of the ways it shows Black linguistic dexterity! Black children are truly gifted!
Do you identify as Black or Afro-Descended and speak Spanish in the Miami Area? Check out this opportunity to earn $300 to participate in a study. All people who sign up will be screened prior to participation and sign-ups outside the Miami area will not be considered. tiny.utk.edu/miamiwalks2025
March 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Do you identify as Black or Afro-Descended and speak Spanish in the Miami Area? Check out this opportunity to earn $300 to participate in a study. All people who sign up will be screened prior to participation and sign-ups outside the Miami area will not be considered. tiny.utk.edu/miamiwalks2025
Two dynamic scholars. Four invited papers. Join us at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) for the Wilga Rivers Invited Colloquium “Contesting Culturelessness: Developing Hemispheric Black Language Pedagogies in World Language Education.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Two dynamic scholars. Four invited papers. Join us at the American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) for the Wilga Rivers Invited Colloquium “Contesting Culturelessness: Developing Hemispheric Black Language Pedagogies in World Language Education.”
Thrilled to share something we have been working on for years! Racial Justice in Multilingual Education is a bold new space for groundbreaking ideas, fresh perspectives, and innovative research. #NewJournal #MultilingualEducation
You can visit us at rjme.org. First issue is coming August 2025!
You can visit us at rjme.org. First issue is coming August 2025!
March 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thrilled to share something we have been working on for years! Racial Justice in Multilingual Education is a bold new space for groundbreaking ideas, fresh perspectives, and innovative research. #NewJournal #MultilingualEducation
You can visit us at rjme.org. First issue is coming August 2025!
You can visit us at rjme.org. First issue is coming August 2025!
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Genocide, scholasticide, and epistemicide. Historically and that are happening right now… love you, Chanda, for consistently getting the word out and educating our people. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Gaining Clarity 2025: A Reading List to Know Your Political Moment
Gaining Clarity 2025: A Reading List to Know Your Political Moment Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of t...
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February 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Genocide, scholasticide, and epistemicide. Historically and that are happening right now… love you, Chanda, for consistently getting the word out and educating our people. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Our project team that created a free, open-access Spanish language curriculum centering Black learners and Black populations in Latin America was awarded a $150K NEH grant! Congrats to our PI @deborahgomezgomez.bsky.social and co-investigators @clemonsaris.bsky.social @melissabaralt.bsky.social!
January 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our project team that created a free, open-access Spanish language curriculum centering Black learners and Black populations in Latin America was awarded a $150K NEH grant! Congrats to our PI @deborahgomezgomez.bsky.social and co-investigators @clemonsaris.bsky.social @melissabaralt.bsky.social!
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We got another grant! Huge congratulations to PI @deborahgomezgomez.bsky.social and fellow Co-Is @ujuanya.bsky.social & @clemonsaris.bsky.social ! Together we’re advancing TBLT and creating meaningful change in language education based on students real-world needs!
I am so excited to announce that we have been awarded the Humanities Initiatives at HBCUs grant. Thanks to this generous NEH grant, we will design 3 new Spanish language and culture courses for our curriculum. I am always so grateful for my incredible colleagues.
@nehgov.bsky.social
#NEHGrant
@nehgov.bsky.social
#NEHGrant
January 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We got another grant! Huge congratulations to PI @deborahgomezgomez.bsky.social and fellow Co-Is @ujuanya.bsky.social & @clemonsaris.bsky.social ! Together we’re advancing TBLT and creating meaningful change in language education based on students real-world needs!
For those of you who are just meting me, this is a project that we have been working on for a while and really captures the essence of why I do the work I do! So excited to be continuing the work with these amazing scholars!
I am so excited to announce that we have been awarded the Humanities Initiatives at HBCUs grant. Thanks to this generous NEH grant, we will design 3 new Spanish language and culture courses for our curriculum. I am always so grateful for my incredible colleagues.
@nehgov.bsky.social
#NEHGrant
@nehgov.bsky.social
#NEHGrant
January 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
For those of you who are just meting me, this is a project that we have been working on for a while and really captures the essence of why I do the work I do! So excited to be continuing the work with these amazing scholars!
Reposted by Dr. Aris Clemons
One of the most harmful things about deficit raciolingustic ideologies, is that we internalize them about ourselves. eg. I speak "broken English", "my Spanish isn't good enough"
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
November 23, 2024 at 7:17 PM
One of the most harmful things about deficit raciolingustic ideologies, is that we internalize them about ourselves. eg. I speak "broken English", "my Spanish isn't good enough"
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
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If you are in a teaching context that is hostile towards terms like DEI, diversity, etc. we can change our language.
Linguistic diversity? No, linguistic accuracy.
It's more accurate to portray diversity as variety, accuracy, authenticity.
@clemonsaris.bsky.social @ujuanya.bsky.social #actfl24
Linguistic diversity? No, linguistic accuracy.
It's more accurate to portray diversity as variety, accuracy, authenticity.
@clemonsaris.bsky.social @ujuanya.bsky.social #actfl24
November 23, 2024 at 7:14 PM
If you are in a teaching context that is hostile towards terms like DEI, diversity, etc. we can change our language.
Linguistic diversity? No, linguistic accuracy.
It's more accurate to portray diversity as variety, accuracy, authenticity.
@clemonsaris.bsky.social @ujuanya.bsky.social #actfl24
Linguistic diversity? No, linguistic accuracy.
It's more accurate to portray diversity as variety, accuracy, authenticity.
@clemonsaris.bsky.social @ujuanya.bsky.social #actfl24
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🗣️🗣️ If you are not including Black identities you are not accurately representing the Spanish-speaking world.
Presentation by @clemonsaris.bsky.social and @ujuanya.bsky.social at #actlf24If
Presentation by @clemonsaris.bsky.social and @ujuanya.bsky.social at #actlf24If
November 23, 2024 at 6:59 PM
🗣️🗣️ If you are not including Black identities you are not accurately representing the Spanish-speaking world.
Presentation by @clemonsaris.bsky.social and @ujuanya.bsky.social at #actlf24If
Presentation by @clemonsaris.bsky.social and @ujuanya.bsky.social at #actlf24If
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@ujuanya.bsky.social emphasizes even if you don't have Black students, you still need to include Black identities in your curriculum, so this resource is for ALL!
If you're not including Black identities you're not accurately representing the Spanish-speaking world
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
If you're not including Black identities you're not accurately representing the Spanish-speaking world
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
November 23, 2024 at 6:55 PM
@ujuanya.bsky.social emphasizes even if you don't have Black students, you still need to include Black identities in your curriculum, so this resource is for ALL!
If you're not including Black identities you're not accurately representing the Spanish-speaking world
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
If you're not including Black identities you're not accurately representing the Spanish-speaking world
@clemonsaris.bsky.social #actlf24
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@clemonsaris.bsky.social & @ujuanya.bsky.social present MI-BRIDGE an open source (FREE!!!!), task-based curriculum that centers Black identities
If you teach Spanish & have Black students (which is almost EVERY Spanish teacher), you need to know about this resource:
laccmibridge.fiu.edu
#actfl24
If you teach Spanish & have Black students (which is almost EVERY Spanish teacher), you need to know about this resource:
laccmibridge.fiu.edu
#actfl24
Home - MI-BRIDGE
laccmibridge.fiu.edu
November 23, 2024 at 6:53 PM
@clemonsaris.bsky.social & @ujuanya.bsky.social present MI-BRIDGE an open source (FREE!!!!), task-based curriculum that centers Black identities
If you teach Spanish & have Black students (which is almost EVERY Spanish teacher), you need to know about this resource:
laccmibridge.fiu.edu
#actfl24
If you teach Spanish & have Black students (which is almost EVERY Spanish teacher), you need to know about this resource:
laccmibridge.fiu.edu
#actfl24
Excited to be featured in one of the presidential sessions at #ACTFL2024! I'll be presenting on the Language and Liberation: Intersections of Race and Identity Paper Panel, but I'll also be vibing at the Panel Discussion 😉!
November 19, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Excited to be featured in one of the presidential sessions at #ACTFL2024! I'll be presenting on the Language and Liberation: Intersections of Race and Identity Paper Panel, but I'll also be vibing at the Panel Discussion 😉!
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people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
November 13, 2024 at 5:24 PM
people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
Have you submitted an abstract for SLA 2025 (Society of Linguistic Anthropology). Check it out here: www.2025slaconference.org/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals — 2025 SLA Conference
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November 14, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Have you submitted an abstract for SLA 2025 (Society of Linguistic Anthropology). Check it out here: www.2025slaconference.org/call-for-pro...