The Language of 2020 and What it Tells Us about American Power
Words are a product of power and can also be used as an instrument of power. These assertions – by Pierre Bourdieu, the famed French sociolinguist – rang particularly true in 2020. “Viral” and “virus” were snatched back from Silicon Valley by nature while the remainder of the year’s lexicon reflected American economic and cultural … More The Language of 2020 and What it Tells Us about American Power