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Author Visit: Amanda Montell

Visit with WordSlut Author, Amanda Montell. Amanda, reporter and feminist linguist, deconstructs language—from insults and cursing, gossip, and catcalling, to grammar and pronunciation patterns—to reveal the ways it has been used for centuries to keep women and other marginalized genders from power. Ever wonder why so many people are annoyed when women talk with vocal fry or use the word like as a filler? Or why certain gender-neutral terms stick and others don’t? Or where stereotypes of how women and men speak come from in the first place?

Axinn Center 229

Closed to the Public

Speak About It Workshop

Consent education non-profit Speak About It will lead an interactive workshop for Middlebury students looking to learn more about communication in their romantic/platonic relationships and practicing emotional respect in the midst of hookup culture!

Adirondack Coltrane Lounge

Closed to the Public