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This conversation continues the first season of The Dignity Negotiation Podcast, which examines how dignity is shaped within education systems. Earlier episodes explored how education conditions behavior and thinking. This episode turns to language. It is not simply a medium of communication, but a structure that shapes access, participation, and legitimacy.
Language is often treated as neutral. Yet in many contexts, it quietly determines who is heard, who is understood, and who is taken seriously. When language becomes a condition for participation, it begins to function as a gatekeeper. This conversation explores how language shapes belonging, exclusion, and the ability to be recognized within systems.
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Guest: Mercy Martins
Guest: Mercy Martins
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Deep Dive: Language as Gatekeeper
Deep Dive: Language as Gatekeeper
This episode is anchored in a broader inquiry that examines how language operates within systems of power.
The deep dive outlines:
the framing of the problem
the boundaries of the discussion
the questions that guide the conversation
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