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Podcasting for Justice in Linguistics Courses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Lex Konnelly and
Catherine Anderson
Lex Konnelly*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Catherine Anderson*
Affiliation:
McMaster University
*
[a.konnelly@mail.utoronto.ca]
[canders@mcmaster.ca]
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Abstract

Podcasts are an immensely popular medium for news, documentaries, interviews, and many other genres. They are also an effective pedagogical tool, both as texts for learners to consume and as assignments for students to create. In this article we present findings from our students' experiences of creating podcasts in upper-level Language and Gender courses and reflect on the affordances and possible risks of this kind of project. We argue that podcasting projects, which center student learning and produce accessible, public-facing scholarship, can also provide a means of resisting injustice in linguistics, in the academy, and in the wider community.

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linguistics pedagogyopen access scholarshiplinguistic advocacypodcastslinguistic injustice

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Language , Volume 101 , Issue 1 , March 2025, pp. e60 - e83
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Copyright © 2025 Linguistic Society of America

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