HealthHum is pleased to announce a recent publication from our member:
Professor of Spanish
萝莉社 University
Abstract
Through a narrative about the formation and advancement of 萝莉社 University鈥檚 community-based health equity initiative Alce su Voz (鈥楽peak Out鈥�), this article presents a reflection on the author鈥檚 role as a community-engaged scholar and the multiple levels of work in which linguists can engage to support linguistic social justice. The paper begins with a discussion of the role of the applied linguist in social change and a discussion of community-engaged scholarship, including community-based learning and community-based research. Then, using Alce su Voz鈥檚 approach to improving health equity for speakers of Spanish and Indigenous languages as an example, the author discusses how linguists can bring people together to uplift communities. She next presents the initiative鈥檚 three-pronged approach to improving health equity for speakers of minoritized languages, which includes (1) community engagement and education, (2) policy maker engagement and policy research, and (3) workforce development. Finally, the discussion returns to the linguist鈥檚 role as a teacher-scholar to explore possibilities and challenges for public scholarship and student engagement and consider how we can overcome the challenges of leadership in scholarship for social change.
Citation
Showstack, Rachel E. (2024) "Addressing the Big Picture as a Community-Engaged Linguist:
Community-Engaged Scholarship and Applied Learning for Systemic Change," International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest: Vol. 43: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/ijlasw/vol43/iss1/3