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Linguistic Justice and the Pluriversal Turn

The question of what schools are for has never been more urgent. In an era marked by deepening social inequalities, ecological precariousness, and the persistent legacies of colonialism, educational institutions find themselves at a crossroads. They can reproduce the…

Linguistic Justice and the Pluriversal Turn
Credits: Imagen de una foto con el texto: "Colonización y civilización? La maldición más común en este asunto es ser la víctima de buena fe, de una hipocresía colectiva hábil en".
Aug 13, 2026·13 min read

Yecid Ortega

Yecid Ortega

Sobre Yecid

Yecid Ortega completed his Ph.D. in Language and Literacy at the University of Toronto (Canada). He is currently the Director of the Liminal Research & Education platform and the co-founder of the ARTEM research collective. His general research interests focus on using ethnographic-critical approaches to understand the impact of globalization, capitalism, and neoliberalism on language teaching and learning, and how this intersects with concepts of culture, race, and (de)colonization in international contexts. Additionally, his current, more specific research interest focuses on alternative collaborative research designs aimed at understanding the life experiences of migrants, refugees, and political asylum seekers in international contexts, with the goal of providing the socio-emotional and educational tools necessary for social integration.

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