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Lecture by Prof. Swamy  (Vassar College) on "Beyond Feminizing French: When the French use « iel »"

In recent years, the visibility of non-binary individuals has greatly increased on both sides of the Atlantic. While the singular "they" has gained favor with many in English-speaking spaces, non-binary French-speaking people have faced other challenges regarding language and syntax, given the binary nature of French grammar. Increasingly, students of French and other binary-gendered languages are asking instructors for guidance on how to navigate and express non-binary gender in those languages. It is important to respond in ways that are linguistically coherent and also culturally situated. Vinay Swamy considers the French context and the import of imbricated relationships between language, gender and nation to understand the stakes at hand in creating and sustaining inclusive and expansive possibilities within Francophone linguistic, cultural and educational spaces.

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