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29 Mai 2024 / News

Accent bias and language discrimination in the creative industries

Accents and use of language are often seen (mistakenly) as a marker of class, level of education and socio-economic background. Creative...
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29 Mai 2024 / Dissemination & public engagement, News

Samuele Brusca „What makes a „good“ accent. Un raro caso in cui non bisogna scegliere“.

On Friday 24 May 2024 at 14.30 CEST, influencer Samuele Brusca gave an invited talk "What makes a "good" accent....
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27 Mai 2024 / News

Accent Bias and the Myth of Comprehensibility

Earlier this year, I was at a high-end store in Greenwich, Connecticut, and as I was shopping, a salesperson approached...
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24 Mai 2024 / News

Actor told he’d need to lose his Scouse accent says Liverpool is actually a big asset

An actor who was once told he’d never work unless he lost his Scouse accent says Liverpool is actually an...
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22 Mai 2024 / News

This New AI Tool Could Have Made Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Napoleon’ Sound French

Audio dubbing company Deepdub has launched "Accent Control," which allows filmmakers to tweak an actor's voice into any accent. Read...
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20 Mai 2024 / News

Fundy baby voice-shaming

Back in 2016, you may recall, there was an explosion of disparaging commentary about Hillary Clinton’s voice. It was shrill, people...
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17 Mai 2024 / News

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Reminds Schools of Their Legal Obligation to Address Discrimination Against Muslim, Arab, Sikh, South Asian, Hindu, and Palestinian Students

“Schools that receive federal financial assistance from the Department have a responsibility to address discrimination against students, including Muslim, Arab,...
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17 Mai 2024 / Dissemination & public engagement, News

CIRCE Upcoming event 

Join us on Friday 24 May 2024 at 14.30 CEST, and listen to the invited talk by influencer Samuele Brusca...
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15 Mai 2024 / News

‘Bengali Cockney, Black Cockney, East End Cockney, Essex Cockney, Jewish Cockney, Sylheti Cockney’: why community languages matter

In response to a community petition, Tower Hamlets council in east London has designated Cockney as a “community language”. This...
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13 Mai 2024 / News

Exploring the linguistics and social perceptions of Andalusian Spanish

Spanish speakers may associate Andalusian Spanish, the dialect spoken in Southern Spain, with underdevelopment and lower educational attainment, leading to...
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