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Stanley Dubinsky and Leah Windsor presented papers at an ISA Annual Convention panel organized by Harvey Starr, titled The Politics of Language or the Language of Politics? Political Linguistics and Conflict. April 6, 2021.

Stanley Dubinsky presented an Invited talk at the Penn State University Center for Language Science: The Language Conflict Project: Analyzing politicized ethnolinguistic conflict in the 21st century. April 16, 2021.

Fleming Smith, May 30, 2020 in The Post and Courier [Charleston, SC]

The coronavirus pandemic carries more dangers than the risk of infection, some researchers have found — prejudices are intensifying against those viewed as “other” and therefore potential carriers of the virus.

Stanley Dubinsky and Mike Gavin, May 22, 2020 in FifteenEightyFour: Academic Perspectives from Cambridge University Press

With nearly every country in the throes of the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s not surprising that people seek strangers to blame. … Often, differences that separate ‘them’ from ‘us’ are not visible. Sometimes the difference is how they speak.

Stanley Dubinsky et al., April 30, 2020 in The Conversation
As the coronavirus spreads … preliminary research and anecdotal evidence reveal … discrimination against people who speak a language or dialect associated with an epicenter of infection. …

The Encyclopedia of Global Ethnolinguistic Conflict is a curated digital source of information about ethnolinguistic conflicts and language rights violations around the world, information not readily available elsewhere. Conflict cases are geo-located, with information about the state/territory of the conflict, the ethnolinguistic parties to it, its history and linguistic background, and relevant language rights issues.…

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages to draw attention to the critical loss of indigenous languages and the urgent need to preserve, revitalize and promote them at the national and international levels. The 2019 LSA Institute will highlight the importance of indigenous and endangered languages in…

Stanley Dubinsky and Harvey Starr presented Invited talks at Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment & Political Violence. A workshop sponsored by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Smithsonian Castle, Washington DC. March 22, 2019. Download the flyer

Stanley Dubinsky, Michael Gavin, and Harvey Starr presented a workshop, titled Global Ethnolinguistic Conflict: An Internet Encyclopedia Project at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, held at the Sheraton New York Times Square in January 2019. Workshop: Global Ethnolinguistic Conflict: An Internet Encyclopedia Project Room: New York Ballroom West Organizer: Stanley…