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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el)

@yecidortega.bsky.social
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Pluriversal Applied Linguistics #PlurALx | TransKnowleding | del Sur | Soft Madness | Slow Scholarship | Buen Vivir | Sentipensador y Accionador Latin[x] linktr.ee/drortega

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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 18h
If you are in Toronto, you are a graduate student or a professor and you are working on a theory or have been collecting data. I invite you to come in person, use ideas, transcripts and theory to transform them into blackout poetry, collage, zines and performance. playingwithdata-ip.eventbrite.ca
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am excited that next week we will start our seminar workshops on Multimodal Walking Methodologies and Playing with art. More information at: linktr.ee/liminalresea...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Who wants to join me in this new adventure of turning data into art? More information: linktr.ee/liminalresea...
Poster: I neeed a researcher
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
What does New Kids on the Block have to do with Whiteness? Learn more about my experiences back in 80s in my new reflection towards my 2031 memoir. yecidortega.substack.com/p/hangin-tou...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If you want to know more about what Sensory Ethnography is and how it can help your research project or just explore new ideas, join me in my seminar workshop starting next week. sensoryethnography.eventbrite.ca
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Launching my new seminar workshop series on Sensory Ethnography. If you are interested in learning other forms of data collection and analysis, join me in this new venture and share widely. Registration and more information in the link below. sensoryethnography.eventbrite.ca
Poster on Sensory Ethnography
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I want to share with you the good news that this is the first time I publish in Spanish. Here I discuss linguistic justice beyond inclusion towards innovation in teacher education programs. www.untold.ink/justicia-lin...
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Justicia Lingüística y el Giro Pluriversal
Repensando la formación docente -Por Yecid Ortega Phd.- Liminal Research & Education  - Toronto, Canadá La cuestión de para qué sirven las escuelas nunca ha sido más urgente. En una era marcada po...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Around 10 years ago, I experienced a microaggression at a major conference in North America. Little I knew that this experience revealed something bigger than I thought. If you want to read more about this story, check my Substack writing here: yecidortega.substack.com/p/microaggre...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Sharing my upcoming seminar discussing art(s) and neurodiversity as academic inquiry and personal creative engagement. Check the link below for more information: artasinquiry.eventbrite.ca
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I had the pleasure of working with Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui her recently. Based on this experience, I created an output the straddles between the art and the academic. I am sharing with you my micro-essay and my experimental art video called Corpo-Realidad. yecidortega.substack.com/p/corpo-real...
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Corpo-Realidad
Experimental Embodied Glitch Art
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
After a few years of back and forth with journals, I am glad to share my new article theorizing the Diver[city] as a research participant and sentient being while introducing my Multimodal Soundscape Walking (MSW) methodology. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
a screenshot of an article called  Multimodal Soundscape Walking (MSW) methodology.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This week marks a milestone in my life. As a Neurodivergent Scholar, I am proud to share that our Handbook on Neurodiversity and Applied Linguistics is available for pre-order. Thanks to Maria Rosa Brea, Suresh Canagarajah and Nick Walker for their support and all authors. tinyurl.com/ndalbook
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The Routledge Handbook of Neurodiversity and Applied Linguistics
This handbook is an innovative and comprehensive survey of the emerging body of thought at the intersection of neurodiversity studies and applied linguistics. The book brings together thinkers and res...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
“My mother says I would spend hours pushing myself around the house and that I would cry whenever someone tried to take me away from it. I can almost believe her. I am not smiling. I look protective, as if I am guarding something precious.” Check my new essay at: yecidortega.substack.com/p/bicycle
A boy on his tricycle
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Earlier this year I got the chance to teach autotheory/autoethnography for the first time and today I am launching our Academic Zine #3 where you can read some of the work we did together in the class. I hope you enjoy it and feel excited about it as I am. www.artemresearchcollective.com/zine
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
If you or anyone you know wants to engage in autoethnographic approaches to research, join me this summer for a new cohort. tinyurl.com/AEATSummer2026
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I am sharing a new Autoethnography/Autotheory Session this Summer. Join me in June for some work theorizing and researching the self. tinyurl.com/AEATSummer2026
Poster for a new seminar session on autotheory and autoehtnography. there is the image of a hand and and a notebook and a QR code.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I just launched my Substack. My first short essay starts with a photo of my baby footprints from 1975. Over the next five years, these posts will grow into a memoir to be published in 2031. Subscribe and walk the journey with me from the first footprint to the final book. yecidortega.substack.com
baby feet prints
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Honoured to have been invited to give a plenary session at the 61st 𝙰𝚂𝙾𝙲𝙾𝙿𝙸 𝙰𝚗𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 7th 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 in Colombia. Presenting my work on Pluriversalizing English Language Teaching (ELT). Hope to see you all later this year.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Happy to be present at the international congress about critical and decolonial language teaching.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
If you are in Toronto, join us for our next session of Knitted Knowledge. We will discuss the topic of gender and the self. Bring your crochet, mending or knitting project and weave some knowledge. More information at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/knitted-kn...
Poster for an event called Knitted Knowledges, there is a male presenting person knittting.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Multimedia Walking Methodologies allows to pay attention to the non-human beings. Join my seminar to know more: MMwalkingresearch.eventbrite.ca
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Our Artem Research Collective discussed today what rigorousity means in creative qualitative research. Does it mean the death of flexibility, fluidity and liquidity?
An unalive person signaling rigor mortis in qualitative research.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Presenting Sonic Postcards, a Liminal initiative to put hands into practice about Multimodal Walking Methodologies. Want to know more? Join my Seminar Workshop: mmwalkingresearch.eventbrite.ca
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Need some ideas for Multimodal Walking Methodologies? Here I have 5 for you and if you want to know more, sign up for my seminar workshop in April. mmwalkingresearch.eventbrite.ca
A poster with 5 ideas about multimodal methodologies.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Multimodal Walking Methodologies 🚶‍♀️✍️📷🎥🎧 Launching my 4‑week workshop on sketching, photography, video & audio as decolonial, post‑humanist ways of walking with the city. For researchers, artists, curious walkers. 🔗 mmwalkingresearch.eventbrite.ca #WalkingMethodology #Ethnography #MultimodalResearch
Poster for Multimodal Walking Methodologies starting on April 23 through May 14. There are 4 sessions and there is a link and a qr code for more information. Background of walking people and a camera.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
What do you pay attention to when you walk? How would you record your experiences, sensations, feelings?
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
We are having a new session of Knitted Knowledge at Another Story Bookshop on April 10. This time we will discuss the topic of Whiteness & privilege. If you are in Toronto, like knitting, crocheting, mending clothes, cross stitching, come and join me. Register at: www.eventbrite.ca/o/another-st...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
In 2023, I walked the empty streets of Belfast not with a notebook, but with a microphone. I collected its sounds, I turned that audio into data, the data into a poem, and the poem into a video. New seminar workshop series soon. What does your city sound like at night? youtu.be/x_ofr-Q2NMA?...
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Belfast: Sounds of the Night 2023
YouTube video by Justice and Praxis
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Sharing this piece about my journey into the global academia. Thanks to all of you who have supported me. www.linkedin.com/posts/oiseuo...
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Yecid Ortega’s journey from a childhood in Bogotá, with a single bilingual dictionary, to earning a PhD at OISE and becoming a global educator and scholar illustrates the transformative power of… | On...
Yecid Ortega’s journey from a childhood in Bogotá, with a single bilingual dictionary, to earning a PhD at OISE and becoming a global educator and scholar illustrates the transformative power of langu...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Already excited about my presentation next week at the Decolonizing Conference here in my city. www.decolonizingconference.com
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
On a sold-out event, last night we met to knit, crosshatch, yarn, crochet and weave knowldges. We found that community and reciprocity is fundamental for a decolonial future. Hope to see you all next month in our next event, we will be talking about Whiteness & Privilege. Stay tune.
Hands holding yarn
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Autoethnography has been excited for me, thank you all for supporting my seminar workshop. We have a packed schedule of activities this month. There are still a few spots in the UK/Europe cohort: autotheoryseminar2.eventbrite.ca
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I just published an essay based on a 3-book review. New genre? new approach to enagage with knowlegde? check the document at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Launching my first online workshop seminar. Those intested in autotheory and autoethnography join me in this new adventure. autotheoryseminar1.eventbrite.ca
Banner for instagram saying: Autotheory and autoethnography.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I am proudly launching issue #2 of our Artem Research Collective academic zine: Epistemic Syncretism: The Self as a Site for Inquiry. Click on the link, download it, share it and if you or someone you know want to be part of the next issue, let us know. www.artemresearchcollective.com/zine
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Did you know I did a 3-book review using my own approach called an inquiry of "Plurialogo de Saberes"? Publication coming out soon.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Knitted Knowledge is back by popular demand, if you like knitting and crocheting and also having critical conversations, you are invited. If you are in Toronto and want to come, register at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/knitted-kn...
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Knitted Knowledge: Decolonization
Knitted Knowledge is a series of community discussion circles where yarn and ideas intertwine.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Thanks to everyone who joined our “Playing with Data” workshop yesterday. If you missed it, you can watch the recording, subscribe and follow for updates. Let us know how you would play with data in the comments. Stay tuned for more workshops. youtu.be/I47XS8T56Ac
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Playing with Data - Workshop 3
YouTube video by Artem Research Collective
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Our workshop for Artem Research Collective has sold out now. If you hope to come, DM me to put you on the waiting list. Thanks to all of you who have trusted our work.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I am happy to share my new series of videos about research methods. Today, linguistic landscapes data analysis through the lenses of pluriversality. If you want to know or learn more details about how to analyze data in real time, share, follow and comment on the video. youtu.be/_cg_3NWo5zo
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The Pluriversality of the Diver[city]: Data Analysis
YouTube video by Yecid Ortega
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Today, I launch my Podcast, “Pluriversal Threads,” as a supplement to my book. If you want to know more about the Pluriverse and its relationship with language, communities and our place in the world, I invite you to join me and listen to. open.spotify.com/show/5qeySLi...
Logo of an image with some threads intersecting.
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Thanks to all of you who attended (in person and virtually) my book launch at my alma mater (OISE). It was significant to know that the fruit of all these years has paid off. This is just the beginning of my dreams of the Pluriverse. @dgb-linguistics.bsky.social
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
A new book launch date in Toronto. This time around at my Alma Mater (OISE - University of Toronto) on December 8 at 3:30 pm. If you are around, come and join me to celebrate this accomplishment in the company of those who have seen my work grow. @dgb-linguistics.bsky.social
A poster for a presentation of Dr. Yecid Ortega's Book Pluriversal Applied Linguistics. December 8 at 3:30 pm
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
What a great book launch yesterday. Thanks to all who attended. @dgb-linguistics.bsky.social
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
If you are in Toronto this Friday, join me to launch my book. Also, use this code to get 40% discount until December 11. DGBHOLIDAY40 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Launching my book this coming November 21st in Toronto. If you are around here, please join me. Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/launch-of-... @dgb-linguistics.bsky.social
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our ARTEM research collective is proudly launching our academic zine today, an interdisciplinary academic and creative outlet available as a way to push other forms of knowledge creation and trade. Feel free to share and reach out if you want to participate in future issues. tinyurl.com/ARTEMZINE
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
When I lived in Colombia, I was a Ñero del Sur; when I lived in the USA, I was Mexican, When I lived in Canada, I was Filipino; here in the UK I am Indonesian. The truth is, I am all of them and more, I am beyond any conceptualization of being, I am a citizen of the Pluriverse. #PlurALx
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A zine can serve as an excellent creative inquiry tool for sparking academic ideas. Today, I introduce the concept of Epistemic Desire as I illustrated in my mini academic zine. #CCI #PlurALx
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Yecid Ortega (he/his/el) @yecidortega.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
"As a researcher and educator, I conceptualized this [x] as a symbol that acknowledges those who have been at the margins of society while recognizing global diversity, our ecosystems, and relationality among beings." From Pluriversal Applied Linguistics (Ortega, Forthcoming) #PlurALx
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