Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Kareem Khubchandani’s work always inspires me to reflect on how my time on the stage and runway deeply informs and transforms my understanding of data and the process of research as a creative ethnographer. I want to teach the research chapter in a future seminar, it’s nothing short of fabulous. 000
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaAnne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 28/08/2026It was an honor to be invited to write the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Linguistics entry on Language Activism & Advocacy. I immediately asked some of the most brilliant scholars @dozandri.bsky.social , Jamaal Muwwakkil, & Mia Harris, to help round out the work. academic.oup.com/edited-volum...academic.oup.comLanguage Activism and AdvocacyAbstract. This article gives an overview of linguistic advocacy and linguistic activism. The authors describe the varied approaches that scholars of langua 172
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Semester starts on Friday so I’m glad I got to get some sun and saltwater on my skin before I head back to NYC. 010
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Trans ways of relating to the body and embodied practice are always a source of inspiration for me. Society fights so hard to sell the fiction of gender. The body has such a profound capacity for expression, much beyond what we’re told to allow/imagine. 010
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaVijay Ramjattan @vijayramjattan.bsky.social · 21/08/2025I finally have physical copies of my book! If you are interested in how accent acts as a type of work in higher education, then you should read Workable Accents. 30% off if you buy from Bloomsbury: www.bloomsbury.com/ca/workable-... @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social / @bloomsburyling.bsky.social 1138
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/08/2025Breaking news: A federal judge is giving Florida 60 days to clear out the immigrant detention facility called Alligator Alcatraz. The ruling forbids state officials from moving any other migrants there.wapo.stFlorida ordered to dismantle Alligator Alcatraz over environmental impactThe ruling, which gives the state 60 days to act, comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to convert a prison in North Florida into a second immigrant detention site. 682440693
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Writing, scheming, plotting, freedom dreaming — all in great company. 010
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10/08/2025Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.bit.lyAl Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza CityAl-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital. 451090842
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 25/07/2025As part of the last cohort of SAPIENS fellows, it’s very sad to see the magazine shut down. Especially thinking about the incredible team behind it that is likely out of a job. Their commitment to the public dissemination of our work as anthropologists is crucial. 000
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Moving from Puerto Rico to NYC is a logistical rollercoaster but I’m almost there — less than 2 weeks! If I’ve missed your email, please resend b/c life is a bit hectic right now 😅 020
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Impressively racist stuff from Andrew Cuomo's campaign here. 714945
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Dance ethnography has profoundly shaped my approach to the study of language, embodiment, and semiotics. This is one of those texts that has lingered in my mind. 010
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 18/04/2025The only appropriate response to this is impeachment and removal from office. Every moment the political press spends spinning out theories about 2026 and immigration polling is a minute they are not spending asking Republicans in Congress about their plans to enforce the rule of law 250106353344
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/04/2025Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much." 10545416613093
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaJonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 15/04/2025NEW: Today, NSF "disestablished" most of its scientific advisory committees. These are committees of outside experts convened to help shape NSF programs. Only five statutorily required committees remain, the rest are gone. www.nsf.gov/executive-or...nsf.govNSF Implementation of Recent Executive OrdersInformation for the NSF community regarding executive orders. 5167158
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10/04/2025NEW: Rümeysa Öztürk says she's had 4 painful asthma attacks in ICE custody, and not only is her asthma going untreated but a nurse tore off her hijab, saying, "You need to take that thing off your head." www.aclum.org/sites/defaul... 9674623405
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaACLU @aclu.org · 03/04/2025BREAKING: A federal court declined to issue a preliminary injunction against the National Endowment for the Arts despite saying the NEA likely violated the First Amendment for blocking funding for projects that promote "gender ideology." We will continue to fight for the arts and free speech. 4687100
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 08/04/20251. Trump has announced that transgender people are an "improper ideology," and has demanded that the Women's History Museum remove them or lose funding. It is the latest in a government campaign to erase transgender people. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.com“Improper Ideology”—Trump Demands Women’s History Museum Remove Trans People or Lose FundingThe American Women’s History Museum must remove trans people from its exhibits and programming, or lose its federal funding, Trump says. 411564543
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 08/04/2025Major alert: Montana may be about to pass a major anti-trans bill that charges parents with felony endangerment of a child if their child is on trans youth care. It would apply to parents just passing through the state, visiting. Would be the first law of its kind to pass anywhere. Vote is TODAY.legiscan.comMontana SB164 | 2025 | Regular SessionBill Text (2025-04-08) Revise offense of endangering the welfare of children [(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading] 561991858
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Linguists: what are your favorite Intro to Linguistics textbooks? Particularly those that don’t relegate sociolinguistics to the sidelines and center perspectives on speech play/verbal art, race/gender, semiotic or contextual approaches, etc. — Thanks in advance ✨ 2155
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Soft launching the news ✨ I have accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics at Hunter College, City University of New York starting this Fall 2025. A lot is changing very rapidly but I’m excited for this new chapter. 4211
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 04/04/20251. In a proclamation issued yesterday, Trump declared allowing transgender youth to transition "child abuse." He then called for swift punishment of "abuse," with transgender care being his main example. This is the latest escalation in attacks on trans youth. Subscribe to support my journalism.erininthemorning.comTrump Declares Trans Youth "Child Abuse," Pledges "Punishment"The declaration was made in Trump's designation of April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. 551644457
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaPinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Thousands of Hungarians protest against law banning Pride: 'This is fascism'thepinknews.comThousands of Hungarians protest against law banning PrideThousands of Hungary protestors took to the streets of Budapest for the third major protest against a law banning Pride marches. 0607
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaSzabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 01/04/2025💥🇭🇺 Police have given up guarding Budapest’s Liberty Bridge as anti-government protesters shut down traffic on four major bridges, rallying against Viktor Orbán’s new law curbing freedom of assembly and banning the Pride march. They vow to escalate with a 24-hour shutdown next week. 10081702371
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 02/04/20251. Incredible news for trans people in Montana. A Montana judge has temporarily blocked the state's bathroom ban targeting trans adults in airports, colleges, and more. He ruled that the state showed no evidence bathroom bans protect women. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comMontana Adult Trans Bathroom Ban Blocked In Court: "No Evidence" It Protects WomenThe ruling is the first such ruling to block an adult transgender bathroom ban in the United States. 303485652
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/04/2025NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp... 2261651543
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Let me re-open my Russian imperial history readings from undergrad because look which two countries are conveniently left out of the retaliatory tariffs. 000
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaJasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 31/03/2025jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️⚧️ 29106503880
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Giving you a glimpse of Dozandri walking face for Trans Day of Visibility. Ballroom has taught me so much about performing confidence. Ballroom comes from long-standing Black trans divestments from exterior validations about what gender is supposed to look like/be. Tap into the transcestral tools! 160
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaPen Fight @penfight.bsky.social · 28/03/2025📚 Buy a trans person a book! 📚 It's Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st but trans people don't need just visibility, they need better human rights, and nice treats. Get someone a treat, and then fight alongside them. penfightdistro.com/product-cate... (please share 💗) 011192
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaJournal of Sociolinguistics @jslx.bsky.social · 31/03/2025🚨 New Article! 🚨 How do cisgender listeners perceive trans voices? A fascinating study by Emmett Jessee & J Calder explores how gender identity affects how certain sounds are categorised by listening subjects. 🎙️🔍 📖 Read the full article here:buff.ly 02715
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Writing to Tchaikovsky and tapping into my Russian Studies training reading about Cuban and Russian ballet ✨ 000
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Who’s writing about the Ariana Grande racial discourse on TikTok post-Dandelion release? 🤣 010
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaAnne H. Charity Hudley @acharityhudley.bsky.social · 29/03/2025I'm giving a virtual talk on Tuesday at 5 pm EDT for UMBC. If you want to join us, scan the QR code on the flyer here! 0124
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/03/2025New from Rumeysa Ozturk's lawyer: Rumeysa hasn't been accused of any crime & "DHS has not produced any evidence" that she did anything unlawful. Rumeysa wasn't able to speak to her lawyer for 24+ hours & not until after she was in Louisiana — despite a court order that she not be moved from Mass. 181378568
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri Mendozaeraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social · 27/03/2025gothamist.com/arts-enterta...gothamist.comColumbia protest documentary narrated by Mahmoud Khalil has U.S. premiere Thursday"The Encampments" was directed by Michael T. Workman and Kei Pritsker and executive-produced by the rapper Macklemore. 0177
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 28/03/2025This message is for immigrants — everyone from naturalized citizens to the “undocumented”— you may decide to do some things differently and that’s ok, smart even. Be gentle to yourself & remember that fear is the authoritarian’s greatest weapon. 19524
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 29/03/2025The targeting of the Smithsonian’s NMAAHC specifically calling out the wording that race is indeed not biological should alert you that we’re deep in the white supremacist fascist bullshit. History cannot be executive ordered out of existence. 020
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Can confirm that the Parisian dolls are some of the cuntiest I’ve ever encountered. 000
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10/03/2025So now they are arresting people accused of no crimes who are lawful residents of the United States. Wow. 492613596
Dr. Dozandri Mendoza @dozandri.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Salsa caleña to bring joy to the face (and feet) 🎺🇨🇴 010
Reposted by Dr. Dozandri MendozaNelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 08/03/2025One of these bills that was successfully defeated was one that sought to ban pride parades which shows that the assault on trans people is always connected to assaults on all queer people, which is why we must stand together as a community more than ever. 0131