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Recognizing Indigenous Languages: Double Binds of State Policy and Teaching Kichwa in Ecuador (Oxford Studies in the Anthropology of Language) - Softcover

Limerick, Nicholas

 
9780197559185: Recognizing Indigenous Languages: Double Binds of State Policy and Teaching Kichwa in Ecuador (Oxford Studies in the Anthropology of Language)

Synopsis

This book looks at state governance and communication as related to Kichwa language reclamation and schooling in Ecuador including the benefits and unplanned outcomes of these cultural politics and policies. Drawing in-depth ethnographic research with state actors and mediators, including planners, linguists, and teachers, Nicholas Limerick details the process of adapting Indigenous language use for the very institutions that have suppressed it.

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About the Author

Nicholas Limerick is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also holds an appointment in the International & Comparative Education program. His research examines current efforts to transform education through state institutions.

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