Why French regional accents are rare on TV
France lags behind the UK and US where local accents have been encouraged to breakthrough in media, says expert. Go...
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2 February 2024 / News
30 January 2024 / News
Clients have complained to my manager about my Scottish accent – some people say they’re racist, but others insist I should talk slower
A Scottish woman who has faced criticism from clients over her accent has sought advice on how to deal with...
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26 January 2024 / News
Scottish postman loses accent discrimination tribunal
A Scottish postman was not racially discriminated against by an English colleague who repeatedly told him he couldn’t understand what...
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26 January 2024 / News
Stop stereotyping Appalachian accents
“My accent does not diminish my intelligence, nor does it give anyone permission to treat me like a caricature for...
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16 January 2024 / News
Transplanted to the US as a child, two accents seemed like a great idea. Until my first playdate
A testimonial of the intricate relationship between accent and identity. Go to testimonial
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12 January 2024 / Dissemination & public engagement, News
New dissemination events
On the last 29 November 2023, Rosalba Nodari and Claudia Soria introduced accent discrimination and the CIRCE project to one...
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9 January 2024 / News
UK cop convicted of gross misconduct for mimicking woman’s Indian accent
A policeman has been convicted of gross misconduct in the UK for mimicking the Indian accent of a woman who...
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5 January 2024 / News
Accent Discrimination: Drawing Attention to An Invisible Minority
Read a testimonial about the impact that comments on accent can have on personal life. Go to testimonial
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2 January 2024 / Dissemination & public engagement, News
New dissemination event
On 24/11/2023, Giorgio Carella (UniSi) presented CIRCE at the Circolo Linguistico Fiorentino with the talk “Linguistic discrimination in Italian schools....
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11 October 2023 / News
New book published by CIRCE’s advisor Dr. Rob Drummond
Rob Drummond, one of CIRCE's advisors, is the author of the new book You're All Talk: Why You Are What...
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