Digital foodscapes are key sites where future social values, inequalities and alternative possibilities for living well are negotiated and enacted. This panel

Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies

How do we persuade someone to act against their initial intentions? How do we reshape what they think about an issue? Language is our most powerful tool for influence. We use it to convince, persuade, cajole, and coax, often without even realizing it. Words mold opinions, shift attitudes, and guide behavior. This symposium places the persuasive power of language at its very core. Linguists have traditionally examined the workings of persuasive language in institutionalized discourses, draw