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Languages are not merely tools for communication, they are vessels of culture, history and identity. But in a world that is becoming more globalized, many of them risk extinction. For the loss of a language is deep — both for those who speak it and for the collective global community. In this post, we’ll explore the far-reaching…
Dive in “The Consequences of Losing a Minority Language: Cultural Erosion and Beyond” »
Hot take: automatic captions are not that cool – auto-magic captions are. Think about it for a second, you’ll get it. Let me help you out. You have lots of stats all over the internet today talking about automatic captions and how cool they can be for accessibility and marketing reasons. I won’t deny that,…
Amplifying Voices, an initiative of the Participatory Culture Foundation (PCF), is building a more inclusive media ecosystem. Using its Amara technology, Amplifying Voices brings together volunteer translators, content and community partners, and funders to ensure everyone has a voice, is able to share their truth, learn from one another, and belong. English | Amplifying Voices: An ‘I Belong’…
Dive in “Comic Strip | Amplifying Voices: An ‘I Belong’ Adventure | In 5 Languages” »
My relationship with Eastern Europe, where I was born and raised, can best be described as “It’s complicated.” I am where I am now mostly despite, rather than because of, where I am originally from. At least, that’s what I think today. Political climates and social oppression disturbs our relationship with language in brutal and…
Dive in “The red tale of literacy in Eastern Europe: my language devotion” »
Let me explain. As usual, on my Liane’s Morning Talks in the Mirror, I’ll start with a story. Hearing and reading stories was my childhood. I grew up in a part of the world where, every Saturday, everyone would gather around the oldest tree in the village and… you guessed it: share stories. One year,…
It’s book day, people! And I’d like to bring you a special World Book Day edition of Liane’s Morning Talks in the Mirror, which is what I call it when I talk to you and myself about myself! Today I want to tell you about the books that had a special influence on me. Books…
A video from a creator from Turkey, sharing a recipe for a classic Turkish dish, with tips and secrets they learned from their matriarch… now available to me, and you, and anyone else with an internet connection. This video showed up as a suggestion in my feed, of course, after I had already watched many…
