What Words and Their Meanings Tell Us

In the final installment of a three-part series on language, we look at an example of the way words and their meanings are determined by socio-historical forces. In our case study, we see that individuals can come to view the same word as meaning something completely different.

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Narration, script, and editing by M. Thank you to N for reviewing the script.
Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.
Intro music by Charles Tristan:
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References:
Carlucci, A. (2015). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. Haymarket Books.
Lecercle, J.-J. (2009). A Marxist Philosophy of Language (G. Elliott, Trans.). Haymarket Books.
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