Our Own Language / Lang a nou — Book Launch & Public Conversation
MIT Museum, Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Admission: Free
Celebrate MIT Prof. Michel DeGraff’s new book _Our Own Language / Lang a nou_. Introductory remarks, conversation & book signing. OUR OWN LANGUAGE / LANG A NOU A Book Launch & Public Conversation with Michel DeGraff and Haynes Miller. Introduced and Moderated by M. S. Vijay Kumar. What happens when children are denied the right to learn in the language they know best? What becomes possible when communities reclaim their own languages as tools for knowledge, education, human rights, dignity, democracy, liberation and nation-building? Join us at the MIT Museum for a special evening celebrating the publication of Michel DeGraff’s new MIT Press book, written in English and Kreyòl: Our Own Language: Harnessing the Power of Kreyòl and Other Mother Tongues for Education and Liberation Lang a nou: Kreyòl ak lòt lang manman se zouti pou edikasyon ak liberasyon Drawing on Haiti’s revolutionary history, the struggle for Kreyòl in education, and the predicament of post-colonies around the world, Our Own Language / Lang a nou challenges a belief with deep roots in colonial history, namely the belief that some languages — and, by implication, some people — are more worthy of access to knowledge…