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FORUM – UNEQUAL KNOWLEDGE, CONTESTED KNOWLEDGE

Through the looking glass

Politics of language and nature, and the disqualification of vernacular forms of knowledge

 | Université Sorbonne Nouvelle
Published online: 3 July 2020
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  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Nature and the definition of language vs. non-language
  • 3.Defining society through language and excluding non-humans
  • Note
  • References
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