Code-Switching Expert George Paasewe_Brightside Interview
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Front Cover of How Black College Students Learn Code-Switching - Second Edition
Professor, researcher, and author George
Paasewe has published the second edition of How Black College
Students Learn Code-Switching
IN THE NEWS:
We all code-switch as human beings, and it is something that
we do naturally. Consider how you talk and express yourself when around family
or friends. More than likely, you communicate and express yourself in an
informal way. For instance, you may use jargon, profanity, slang, etc. In
contrast, when speaking to a prospective employer during a job interview, when
around your colleagues, or even at a fancy restaurant, your speech, appearance,
behavior, and expression transition into a more professional, formal, and
measured form. Essentially, code-switching entails that we conduct ourselves
differently in formal or informal settings.
Professor George Paasewe the author of How Black College
Students Learn Code-Switching (First and Second Editions).
However, for people of color, code-switching goes far beyond
conducting themselves differently when immersed in either formal or informal
settings. Code-switching becomes a survival mechanism to avoid racist
encounters, prejudice, negative stereotypes, or awkward stares and remarks. For
people of color, code-switching can feel like a requirement— but it does not
have to be that way, according to researcher and author George Paasewe,
who will facilitate a code-switching workshop for students and staff members at
Green River College on Friday, September 16, 2022, in Auburn,
Washington. Paasewe's book, How
Black College Students Learn Code-Switching – Second Edition (2022),
reveals that racism is the root cause of why people of color feel pressure to
code-switch and simultaneously bear the burden of code-switching. Additionally,
he discusses the importance of developing a self-concept of code-switching,
recognizing its adverse effects, and challenging non-inclusive, white-dominated
cultural norms at predominantly white institutions (PWI) to make them inclusive
for all.
"Code-switching may help people of color navigate white
spaces, but it is not enough to overcome racism," says Paasewe.
"Regardless of how effectively a person of color code-switches, they may
still be subjected to racism, prejudice, discrimination, and
microaggressions."
The new edition of How
Black College Students Learn Code-Switching – Second Edition includes
all the material from the first edition and focuses on anti-racist practices
that members of higher education institutions can implement to refine their
diversity, equity, and inclusion practices to foster a safe, welcoming, and
inclusive campus for students, faculty, and staff members of all backgrounds.
"If this virus of racism and the non-inclusive,
white-dominated norms are not dismantled, code-switching will continue to be an
unspoken drawback to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion
initiatives," says Paasewe. "The additional burden of code-switching
is an unnecessary weight for anyone to carry, and with your help, we can remove
those burdens from people of color."
The first edition of How
Black College Students Learn Code-Switching (2020), has been
adopted by 32 higher education institutions across the nation. These
institutions have implemented Paasewe's text into their curriculum for
instruction or programming. The University of Oregon, The University
of Alabama at Birmingham, The University of North
Texas at Dallas, Jackson State University, Northwestern
Technical College, and The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater are the latest
higher education institutions that have adopted his book. Paasewe travels
across the nation to speak to different colleges, universities, and
corporations on the concept of code-switching.
George Paasewe, the author of How
Black College Students Learn Code-Switching (First and Second
Editions), is the Founder/CEO of The
Code-Switcher, his public speaking platform on diversity, equity,
inclusion, and the concept of code-switching. Paasewe earned a Master of
Science in Education degree at Northern Illinois University and holds
a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.
He teaches sociology at Bryant & Stratton
College in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
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