Lana F. Zeaiter
@lanazea.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Educational Studies at McGill University researching plurilingualism, language pedagogy, teacher education, and technology. She/Her
🌐 www.lanazeaiter.ca
📧: lana.zeaiter@mail.mcgill.ca
🌐 www.lanazeaiter.ca
📧: lana.zeaiter@mail.mcgill.ca
6/6 Linguistic resistance to oppression can take various forms. In our modern digital world, ‘Algospeak’ is just one of its manifestations.
November 1, 2023 at 2:05 PM
6/6 Linguistic resistance to oppression can take various forms. In our modern digital world, ‘Algospeak’ is just one of its manifestations.
5/6 However, in other regions where resistance to oppression is a way of life, the battle against algorithms has officially begun.
November 1, 2023 at 2:05 PM
5/6 However, in other regions where resistance to oppression is a way of life, the battle against algorithms has officially begun.
4/6 In parts of the world where certain groups are perceived and treated as superior to others and enjoy various forms of favouritism (i.e., ethno-nationalist), ‘algospeak’ is often unemployed, even unheard of.
November 1, 2023 at 2:05 PM
4/6 In parts of the world where certain groups are perceived and treated as superior to others and enjoy various forms of favouritism (i.e., ethno-nationalist), ‘algospeak’ is often unemployed, even unheard of.
3/6 In the context of political, racial, religious, and/or colonial oppression, the voices of the perpetrated are often intentionally, strategically, and maliciously silenced online. ‘Algospeak’ becomes a form of resistance to the intentional algorithmic bias of mainstream SM.
November 1, 2023 at 2:04 PM
3/6 In the context of political, racial, religious, and/or colonial oppression, the voices of the perpetrated are often intentionally, strategically, and maliciously silenced online. ‘Algospeak’ becomes a form of resistance to the intentional algorithmic bias of mainstream SM.
2/6 What is ‘algospeak’? (Aka ‘algospell’) short for ‘Algorithmic Speech’ is the act of cleverly tweaking our words and phrases to navigate around algorithms. Think of it as a secret code to amplify the voices that often go unheard.
November 1, 2023 at 2:04 PM
2/6 What is ‘algospeak’? (Aka ‘algospell’) short for ‘Algorithmic Speech’ is the act of cleverly tweaking our words and phrases to navigate around algorithms. Think of it as a secret code to amplify the voices that often go unheard.
Well I learned the hard way that our PhD project doesnt have to be and probably wont be the greatest discovery of the 21st century🤣 (which is kind of a relief tbh).
October 19, 2023 at 1:22 AM
Well I learned the hard way that our PhD project doesnt have to be and probably wont be the greatest discovery of the 21st century🤣 (which is kind of a relief tbh).
All this to say is that at this stage, your prospective supervisors just need to know that you’re knowledgeable about the different aspects of research, that you are able to choose a topic and explain its rationale, and that you are able to conduct a lit review and relate it to your topic.
October 16, 2023 at 12:34 PM
All this to say is that at this stage, your prospective supervisors just need to know that you’re knowledgeable about the different aspects of research, that you are able to choose a topic and explain its rationale, and that you are able to conduct a lit review and relate it to your topic.
From my experience (a year-4 phd candidate), your topic will not remain the same. It is bound to evolve and change which is exactly the point of doing a phd. If you finish off with exactly what you started, then what did the phd add to what you already know?
October 16, 2023 at 12:32 PM
From my experience (a year-4 phd candidate), your topic will not remain the same. It is bound to evolve and change which is exactly the point of doing a phd. If you finish off with exactly what you started, then what did the phd add to what you already know?