Abstract
This interview presents the celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi's changing orientations in decolonizing language. After adopting a Marxist approach to language in the 1980s, he now adopts an embodied and ecological orientation from his indigenous Gikuyu tradition. He articulates the importance of vernaculars and multimodal art forms in social transformation. He discusses the role of affective dispositions such as memory, pain, and hope in resistance.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 203-211 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Applied Linguistics |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Communication
- Language and Linguistics
- Linguistics and Language