Sessional Lecturer, Linguistics and 2021 Public Humanities Hub Public Engagement Award Winner
“To me as a linguist it means how I can use language to address certain social problems. Imagine using the Swahili language here in BC to create a platform for cross-cultural understanding. Isn’t that cool? I can therefore define public scholarship as intellectual activities that support public good including fueling debates about language, culture, gender disparity and artistic works. That is what I value and believe to be the true meaning of public scholarship.”
Read the interview here