“Моя американка” — my American — hits harder than a punch in the gut. It is hurled without warning from my mother’s lips. Just as innocently and quietly, her disdain for my…
Tag: Language
LIVSHITS | Language as Violence: On Weaponized Neutrality
Last fall, following Hamas’ attacks in Israel on October 7, I wrote a column addressing former President Martha Pollack’s attempted apolitical stance on the Isreal-Hamas war as both a failure and a…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | The Referendum Language Violates the S.A. Charter
To the Editor: Re: Divestment Referendum Opponents Argue Questions Not Phrased Neutrally, S.A. Stands by Validity of Referendum (news, April 18) At Cornell, a “referendum must contain a single or a series…