So fun chatting with Dr. K! Repost from @drkarapetian • Language Therapy with Dr. K | Failures of Language & Curious Hybrids How do colonial and diasporic histories impact language dynamics? How do these forces manifest themselves in the case of curious hybrids or third-culture kids, the characterization author Nadia Owusu uses to encapsulate her Ghanian and Armenian-American heritage, through the lens of a child growing up in various international communities? Listen to my conversation with Nadia Owusu as we discuss Aftershocks, Owusu’s powerful memoir, and use it as a springboard for topics such as colonialism, inherited languages, code-switching, accents, ownership, writing, and performing belonging. Listen here or anywhere you get podcasts: https://armenianstudies.libsyn.com/language-therapy-with-dr-k-1