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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 24d

The University of Arizona is hiring for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor to serve as Director of the French Basic Language Program beginning August 2026.

Applications due November 14, 2025.

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[I'm not on the search committee.]

Assistant Professor, French & Italian (TE)

The successful candidate will be qualified to teach French graduate and undergraduate courses at all levels, and in all modalities (in person, hybrid,...

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 25d

Been cooking up a new study abroad program in Paris for this coming summer!
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Open to both UA and non-UA students. No pre-requisites or langauge requirments.

Please feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested. 💜

U Arizona French & Italian New Study Abroad Program! Summer 2026. From Graffiti to Gruyère. This isn’t Emily in Paris, this is You in Paris! Experience Paris first-hand beyond popular myths and tourist maps. In this new faculty-led summer program you’ll immerse yourself in local cultures through food, art, language, music, fashion, and more. Highlights include:
• Visits to iconic institutions (Orsay, Rodin) and new classics (La Place, Le Mur) paired with walking tours to experience the pulse of ultra-contemporary art and meet DJs, breakers, and muralists — all while we ask “What counts as art?”
• Hands-on workshops with pastry chefs and tasting tours on “foodie street,” at local markets, and with award-winning artisans to experience food as culture.
• City walks that trace the steps of revolutionaries and bring to life the Belle Epoque, Jazz Age, and early Hip-Hop scene, and, ultimately, help us make sense of present-day life in these places.
This program is all about getting out of the classroom, where learning is experiential and immersive. French language experience not required. Courses count toward GenEds and a
major or minor in French. Options include:
• FREN 373: Hip Hop cultures
• FREN 280: Intro to French language, linguistics, and culture
• FREN 202z: Accelerated intermediate French
*Alternatives available

For more information contact Dr. Kris Knisely knisely@arizona.edu Eligible for the Fearless Abroad Scholarship. Visit humanities.arizona.edu/scholarships for more information

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 29d

My heart breaks for what this lack of funding means for language education and for us all.

[All things considered, I'm very small potatoes in this ---I'll still be publishing the free open-access language materials that I've been working on with some amazing colleagues on my website (stay tuned).]

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · 29d

With everything else that is happening, I learned today that all Title VI grants have been terminated --that is 16 langauge resource centers and countless other programs supporting multilingual and international education who no longer have support.

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Jamey Jesperson @jameyj.bsky.social · 29d

JUST IN: The search for the next Research Chair in Trans Studies at UVic has begun! Hiring at the Associate or Full Professor level in the Faculty of Humanities or Sociology - July 2026 start 🏳️‍⚧️

If anyone wants insight on UVic or the Chair (I'm a PhD here) pls reach out!

www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...

SOSC/HUMS 250-108 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria

Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.

www.uvic.ca

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Sep 2

And gloss: Knisely, K. (2025). [Trans language is good language too: Understanding the value of trans cultures of language in education.] In Á. López (Ed.) Lengua mutante: Reflexiones sobre lenguaje inclusive [Mutant Language: Reflections on Inclusive Language]. (pp. 263-292). Pie de Página.

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Sep 2

Citation: Knisely, K. (2025). El lenguaje trans también es buen lenguaje: Sobre el valor de las culturas trans del lenguaje en la educación In Á. López (Ed.) Lengua mutante: Reflexiones sobre lenguaje inclusive. (pp. 263-292). Pie de Página. editorialpiedepagina.com/product/leng...

Lengua mutante

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Sep 2

If you have any trouble accessing my chapter in Spanish or in English, please don't hesitate to get in contact with me so that we can fix that together: krisknisely.com/publications

La gente tiene ideas muy firmes sobre cómo podemos o debemos hacer lenguaje, hacer género y hacerlos juntos. Cuando desafiamos esas nociones restrictivas, esa misma gente puede tener reacciones intensamente negativas, cuando no directamente violentas. Cuando no nos ajustamos a las expectativas sociales sobre cómo debemos combinar el género y el lenguaje (ya sea en referencia a nosotres mismes o a les demás), a menudo parece que todo el mundo desde mindundis en Internet hasta cajeres en el súper, pasando por profesoris de instituto y por las supuestas autoridades lingüísticas (como la Real Academia Española o la Académie française)— quiere decirnos que no podemos hacer lenguaje como lo hacemos, que estamos lenguando mal, o incluso que estamos arruinando la lengua [...]. El lenguaje y el género se convierten en herramientas de opresión y control. Esta tendencia a pensar en algunas formas de hacer lenguaje como correctas y otras como incorrectas es particularmente común en contextos educativos y en discursos populares (o conversaciones del día a día) sobre educación (considérense, por ejemplo, Díaz, Mejía y Villamizar, 2022; Knisely, 2025d; López, 2023). Pero ¿pueden ser realmente erróneas nuestras formas de hacer lenguaje? ¿Podemos realmente arruinar la lengua? ¿Es el modelo de una lengua «buena» y única realmente útil —o siquiera posible— en la educación? En este capítulo tomamos en cuenta lo que nos enseñan las culturas trans del lenguaje sobre las posibilidades que existen para hacer lenguaje y lo que dice la investigación sobre las repercusiones de incluir culturas trans del lenguaje en nuestros entornos educativos. Ojo, spoiler: A través de esta exploración de lo que sabemos sobre las culturas trans del lenguaje y sobre la educación lingüística con justicia de género, llegaremos a comprender que ni nadie lengua mal ni se puede dañar el lenguaje, y que incorporar las culturas trans del lenguaje en la educación ofrece una amplia gama de beneficios para todes...

Abstract: People have strong ideas about how we can or should do language, do gender, and do them together. When someone’s ways of doing language and gender challenge these restrictive notions, people tend to have intensely negative if not outright violent reactions. For those of us who flout expectations for doing gender and language together (whether in reference to ourselves or to the trans and nonbinary people in our lives), it often seems as though everyone –from a random stranger on the internet, to cashier at the grocery store, to the teachers at school, to so-called language authorities (like the Real Academia Española or the Académie Française)– wants to tell us that we can’t do language the way that we do, that our languaging is wrong, or even that we are ruining language. This tendency to think of some ways of doing language as right and other ways of doing language as wrong is particularly common in educational contexts and in the popular discourses (or day-to-day conversations) about education. But, can our ways of doing language really be wrong, can we really ruin language, and is a singular model of ‘good’ language actually helpful or even possible in education? In this chapter we will consider what trans cultures of language teach us about the possibilities that exist for doing language and what the research says about the impacts of including trans cultures of language in our educational environments. Spoiler alert: Through this exploration of what we know about trans cultures of language and about gender-just language education, we’ll come to understand that no one’s languaging is wrong, that language cannot be harmed, and that bringing trans cultures of language into education offers a wide-range of benefits to everyone.

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Sep 2

Lengua mutante is in print and includes a chapter from me on trans cultures of language (including how the negative attitudes people have towards trans ways of doing language don't hold water -ya can't do language wrong or ruin it!- & miss the brilliance and agency of trans people doing language).

Book cover reads: Lengua mutante Reflexiones sobre lenguaje inclusivo Artemis Lopez (coordinator). Pie de Pagina. (Lenguaje inclusivo. antologia. feminismos.)

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Aug 12

Are you trans and/or nonbinary (in the broadest sense of these terms)? Have you studied abroad or are you considering studying abroad in the future?

Please check out my awesome advisee's dissertation study.

[Please share widely with your networks 💜]

Studying abroad? Have studied abroad? Trans/NB/Gender Trans non-compliant? Research Participants needed! A queer-led dissertation on gender, language and power Takes ~15 minutes for survey! Complete the survey to enter a 50 gift card raffle! Find the Study Survey https:/ ttps://bit.ly/ALDiss /ALDiss Additional compensation for interview(s)! T Scan me Questions? Contact: leydic@arizona.edu leydic@ An Institutional Review Board responsible for research University Arizona reviewed research praject prajectand found acceptable, according applicable state and federal regulations and University policies designed protect the rights and welfare of participantsi inresearch.

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Apr 17

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has shared this quick survey! We're still gathering responses from trans/nonbinary/genderqueer Arabic languagers, so please continue to share the call with your networks 💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Apr 15

Do you speak Arabic? Are you trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender fluid, or otherwise gender non-conforming?

Please consider taking this 9-question survey to help us create free materials for teaching Arabic.

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Please share widely 💜

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Apr 17

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has shared this quick survey! We're still gathering responses from trans/nonbinary/genderqueer Arabic languagers, so please continue to share the call with your networks 💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Apr 15

Do you speak Arabic? Are you trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender fluid, or otherwise gender non-conforming?

Please consider taking this 9-question survey to help us create free materials for teaching Arabic.

uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please share widely 💜

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Apr 15

Do you speak Arabic? Are you trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender fluid, or otherwise gender non-conforming?

Please consider taking this 9-question survey to help us create free materials for teaching Arabic.

uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please share widely 💜

Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com

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Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · Apr 4

today!! kirby's talk in about half an hour!! @krisknisely.bsky.social workshop later this afternoon, and then @maureenogallagher.bsky.social !! (all will be recorded and youtub'ed eventually, i am told)

Kirby Conrod @kirbyconrod.bsky.social · Apr 3

v excited for the Gender Inclusive Language Instruction Conference tomorrow!! dornsife.usc.edu/center-for-l...

3rd Annual International Gender-Inclusive Language Instruction Conference - Center for Languages and Cultures

USC Dornsife Center for Languages and Cultures Site

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thank you everyone for the help! Someone who languages in Korean and can do this work has gotten in contact with me to join the working group. I appreciate you all. 💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hi friends! I'm hoping someone who languages in Korean might have an interest in participating as a trans/nonbinary language expert. If you know anyone who might be a good fit, could you share this with them? Thank you in advance for any help! 💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Feb 26

ISO Trans/nonbinary people to hire as (non-English) language experts

Are you trans and know a language other than English? I'm looking for people who are in-community and want to collaboratively develop free language learning materials.

Interest form: bit.ly/TLangExpert

Please share!

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 26

Hi friends! I'm hoping someone who languages in Korean might have an interest in participating as a trans/nonbinary language expert. If you know anyone who might be a good fit, could you share this with them? Thank you in advance for any help! 💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Feb 26

ISO Trans/nonbinary people to hire as (non-English) language experts

Are you trans and know a language other than English? I'm looking for people who are in-community and want to collaboratively develop free language learning materials.

Interest form: bit.ly/TLangExpert

Please share!

ISO Trans/Nonbinary (Non-English) Language Experts. Want to help make free trans-inclusive resources for language learning and get paid for your expertise? I’m looking for people to participate in an online professional learning network April 1-May 6 who are in-community and can bring their language and cultural knowledge to help us collaboratively develop free language education materials. Do you qualify? 1. Are you trans/nonbinary (in the broadest sense of these terms)? 2. Are you at least 18 years of age or older? 3. Do you know a language other than English? 4. Would you like to work with a language teacher to create trans-inclusive open educational resources? April 1-May 6, 2025 10 hours Flexible Scheduling. If matched with a teacher, you will receive $250 compensation for co-creating an educational resource. Fill out a short interest form or ask questions: https://bit.ly/TLangExpert

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Mar 21

If you want to help disabled people fight New York's proposed mask ban... wear a mask.

If more people would mask up in solidarity, these important accessibility tools would be harder to ban.

Help us normalize masking and protect your health in the process!

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 20

This 💜

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 20

Tonight is the last night. Please take a minute to do this if you haven't yet. It can be an important way to slow down these harms💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 19

There are still 2 items that you can submit comments on. Please take 1 minute to help 💜

Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thanks for the question and we hope everyone will submit a comment on the last two portals.

Deadline is tomorrow, Thursday, March 20th at 11:59pm.

Let’s make these final hours count. transequality.org/news/freedom...

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ACLU @aclu.org · Mar 19

Amazon is listening to conversations in people's homes and using these voice recordings to train AI — and now, customers won't be able to opt out.

We deserve control over who has access to our voices.

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out

Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

www.wired.com

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 19

There are still 2 items that you can submit comments on. Please take 1 minute to help 💜

Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thanks for the question and we hope everyone will submit a comment on the last two portals.

Deadline is tomorrow, Thursday, March 20th at 11:59pm.

Let’s make these final hours count. transequality.org/news/freedom...

FREEDOM TO FLY: Take Action to Protect Trans Passport Access | A4TE

The U.S. Department of State has opened public comment periods on three important passport applications, and we must flood all three with our opposition to anti-trans changes before it's too late.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Mar 19

2. Having a public record with massive public opposition strengthens arguments in court to challenge the new policy.

Each submission begins to add up in making a difference.

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Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) @transequality.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thanks for the question and we hope everyone will submit a comment on the last two portals.

Deadline is tomorrow, Thursday, March 20th at 11:59pm.

Let’s make these final hours count. transequality.org/news/freedom...

FREEDOM TO FLY: Take Action to Protect Trans Passport Access | A4TE

The U.S. Department of State has opened public comment periods on three important passport applications, and we must flood all three with our opposition to anti-trans changes before it's too late.

transequality.org

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Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 19

Yay, one person at least is going to join us, but I'd be happy to have a 2nd person, so if you're reading this and you think you might be someone who can contribute to this project, please fill out an interest form! Thank you! 💜 So grateful and excited to be doing some good and to be in community.

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 19

Thanks for all the boosts! I'm still looking for someone who is trans/nonbinary/etc. (in the broadest sense of these words) and languages in Arabic who wants to help teachers make more inclusive & affirming materials 💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Mar 19

Hi friends! I'm hoping someone who languages in Arabic might have an interest in participating as a trans/nonbinary language expert. If you know anyone who might be a good fit, could you share this with them? Thank you in advance for any help! 💜

Kris Knisely @krisknisely.bsky.social · Feb 26

ISO Trans/nonbinary people to hire as (non-English) language experts

Are you trans and know a language other than English? I'm looking for people who are in-community and want to collaboratively develop free language learning materials.

Interest form: bit.ly/TLangExpert

Please share!

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