Season 03 Ep 06: Ammaarah

In this episode with Ammaarah Nilafdeen, a social researcher from Colombo, Sri Lanka, we critically examine the coloniality of language and the concept of ‘local’ in the process of "localization".
With a strong critique of colonial frameworks and the recognition that language carries meanings that reveal power differentials, Ammaarah's ideas aim to challenge entrenched narratives.

The transcript is here.

Sources:

• SPOKEN TAMIL DIALECTS OF THE MUSLIMS OF SRI LANKA: LANGUAGE AS IDENTITY-CLASSIFIER, M. M. M. MAHROOF
• How a unique Tamil dialect survived among a fishing community in Sri Lanka, Ajay Kamalakaran
• Coloniality and the ‘aid bubble’: Can language be a driver for change?, Carla Vitantonio
• Deconstructing Decolonization: The Case of Language, Ammaarah Nilafdeen
• The relationship between Language and Neocolonialism - Carla Vitantonio