Whiteness, accents, and children’s media

Brynn Quick; Laura Smith-Khan

Whiteness, accents, and children’s media

Brynn Quick, Laura Smith-Khan

Department of Linguistics

Research output: Non-traditional research output › Digital or Visual products

Abstract

In this episode of the Language on the Move podcast, Brynn Quick speaks with Dr. Laura Smith-Khan about language and accents in children’s media, from Octonauts to Disney to Bluey, and they investigate what a choice as seemingly banal as a character’s accent has to do with whiteness, standard language ideology, and securing a nation’s borders. They then reflect on Laura’s most recently published paper (with co-authors Distinguished Professor Ingrid Piller and Dr. Hanna Torsh) and how accents and language are used to shape discourses around migration and belonging.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Sydney
Publisher	Language on the move
Media of output	Online
Size	1:04:23
Publication status	Published - 24 Dec 2024

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