%0 Journal Article 
%A Marini, Anna Marta
%T Rearticulating worlds through language: social justice and creative activism networks
%D 2019
%@ 1889-5611
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/38928
%X For ethnolinguistic and sociocultural groups, language undeniably represents a fundamental mean of shared expression and construction of meaning. In the US, just language practices have been emerging as a form of resistance opposing the dominant monoglossic Anglo culture and its patterns of imposed assimilation of ethnolinguistic minorities. Connected to the Spanish-speaking communities, language justice activism promotes social equality, as well as the creation of translingual spaces and the thriving
of an articulated network of social actors engaging local communities. The range of related activities results particularly adequate and fruitful in transnational, borderland contexts, fostered by binational collaborations and cooperation among art collectives. Raised at the beginning of the 21th century from Latin American experiences, the approach offered by "cartonera" workshops gives the border context a chance to raise language awareness and promote creative projects, precisely with a special attention
to local multilingual communities. The production of handcrafted, independent publishing represents, in fact, a powerful mean of resistance against the dominant culture, giving the opportunity to narrate personal transnational stories in the language the bilingual speakers feel more comfortable to employ to express themselves and convey their message.

%K Cartonera
%K Art collective
%K Borderlands
%K Independent publishing
%K Language justice
%K Colectivo artístico
%K Frontera
%K Editorial independiente
%K Justicia lingüística
%K Arte
%K Art
%K Historia
%K History
%K Literatura
%K Literature
%K Sociología
%K Sociology
%K Filología
%K Philology
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala