CIRCE Project | Notícias

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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....

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...

29 September 2023 / Dissemination & public engagement, News

CIRCE@Areaperta

Il 10 ottobre 2023, presso l’Auditorium dell’Area della Ricerca del CNR di Pisa, i membri del progetto CIRCE incontreranno gli...