Jennifer (she/elle/ella) works across the fields of (socio)-linguistics, queer theory, trans theory, and feminist theory. To date, she has conducted research on New York City English, language attitudes and ideologies in the French press, and non-binary Romance language varieties. Her dissertation project applies the lenses of queer theory and transfeminism alongside methods of linguistic ethnography to examine the language practices and linguistic attitudes and ideologies within francophone queer, trans, and non-binary communities in Montreal. Through a combination of interviews, survey data, and ethnography, she examines what kinds of language(s) are being used in these communities and the contexts and linguistic attitudes and ideologies that condition and surround their usage. In her free time she enjoys befriending neighborhood cats, attending drag shows, and haunting your local coffee shop.
Department and Institution:
French, UC Berkeley
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