Dr. Mike Mena
@mikemena.bsky.social
Founder of "The Social Life of Language" on YouTube. Linguistic Anthropologist. Critical Race Theorist. Photographer. Videographer. Artist.
JULY 14th (2025)
PSC-CUNY PRESS CONFERENCE
@bradlander.bsky.social
I attended as PRESS.
Free to use. Media orgs that need explicit permission, please email me directly.
PSC-CUNY PRESS CONFERENCE
@bradlander.bsky.social
I attended as PRESS.
Free to use. Media orgs that need explicit permission, please email me directly.
July 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
JULY 14th (2025)
PSC-CUNY PRESS CONFERENCE
@bradlander.bsky.social
I attended as PRESS.
Free to use. Media orgs that need explicit permission, please email me directly.
PSC-CUNY PRESS CONFERENCE
@bradlander.bsky.social
I attended as PRESS.
Free to use. Media orgs that need explicit permission, please email me directly.
Where the eff do I fall???
July 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Where the eff do I fall???
If a tree falls in forest with no one around… did it make sound?
Answer: nobody cares.
If an academic writes an article, and only 0.00001% of the population actually reads it… did it make a change?
Answer: no. (And nobody cares.)
Answer: nobody cares.
If an academic writes an article, and only 0.00001% of the population actually reads it… did it make a change?
Answer: no. (And nobody cares.)
June 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If a tree falls in forest with no one around… did it make sound?
Answer: nobody cares.
If an academic writes an article, and only 0.00001% of the population actually reads it… did it make a change?
Answer: no. (And nobody cares.)
Answer: nobody cares.
If an academic writes an article, and only 0.00001% of the population actually reads it… did it make a change?
Answer: no. (And nobody cares.)
FUCK YES! Lookie what just came in mail 😎
June 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
FUCK YES! Lookie what just came in mail 😎
Overview of trip to TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM SUMMER INSTITUTE lol
June 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Overview of trip to TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM SUMMER INSTITUTE lol
Arrived at TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE, NEW MEXICO.
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Arrived at TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE, NEW MEXICO.
Self portraits in NEW MEXICO!
Good morning NM.
Good morning NM.
June 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Self portraits in NEW MEXICO!
Good morning NM.
Good morning NM.
BREAKING:
After LA rebellion, Trump declares all of Mexico is now a DEI nation-state.
After LA rebellion, Trump declares all of Mexico is now a DEI nation-state.
June 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
BREAKING:
After LA rebellion, Trump declares all of Mexico is now a DEI nation-state.
After LA rebellion, Trump declares all of Mexico is now a DEI nation-state.
When it comes to threatening a MEXICAN’S family…
Well…
…what we are seeing in LA is the FIND OUT stage after one FUCKS AROUND.
Well…
…what we are seeing in LA is the FIND OUT stage after one FUCKS AROUND.
June 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
When it comes to threatening a MEXICAN’S family…
Well…
…what we are seeing in LA is the FIND OUT stage after one FUCKS AROUND.
Well…
…what we are seeing in LA is the FIND OUT stage after one FUCKS AROUND.
Shots from GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY.
Hunger strike.
Hunger strike.
June 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Shots from GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY.
Hunger strike.
Hunger strike.
Heading into the NYC protests. One of our students is participating in the hunger strike! 😱✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Brooklyn College students tend to LEAD the resistance 🥰🥰🥰
June 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Heading into the NYC protests. One of our students is participating in the hunger strike! 😱✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 Brooklyn College students tend to LEAD the resistance 🥰🥰🥰
America is gonna learn: don’t fuck with Mexicans. This is OUR home too. Direct action.
youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...
youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...
FBI investigating Los Angeles protests over ICE raids
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
America is gonna learn: don’t fuck with Mexicans. This is OUR home too. Direct action.
youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...
youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...
ARTICLE ACCEPTED!!!!
My next article will appear (HOPEFULLY) in the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education in August, right next to a bunch of other KILLER articles.
My next article will appear (HOPEFULLY) in the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education in August, right next to a bunch of other KILLER articles.
June 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
ARTICLE ACCEPTED!!!!
My next article will appear (HOPEFULLY) in the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education in August, right next to a bunch of other KILLER articles.
My next article will appear (HOPEFULLY) in the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education in August, right next to a bunch of other KILLER articles.
NEW VIDEO FOR YOUR SYLLABUS!
Let’s make our social theory accessible and fun! This one is for race theorists! But, if you like comics, well that’s just a bonus!
WATCH FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
Let’s make our social theory accessible and fun! This one is for race theorists! But, if you like comics, well that’s just a bonus!
WATCH FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
June 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
NEW VIDEO FOR YOUR SYLLABUS!
Let’s make our social theory accessible and fun! This one is for race theorists! But, if you like comics, well that’s just a bonus!
WATCH FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
Let’s make our social theory accessible and fun! This one is for race theorists! But, if you like comics, well that’s just a bonus!
WATCH FULL VIDEO: youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
*NEW VIDEO for your SYLLABUS*
What would W.E.B. DU BOIS say about race in comic books? This video explains “double-consciousness” theory in a FUN but nuanced way, using graphics, humor, and a bit rage!. 👇🏽👇🏽
youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
What would W.E.B. DU BOIS say about race in comic books? This video explains “double-consciousness” theory in a FUN but nuanced way, using graphics, humor, and a bit rage!. 👇🏽👇🏽
youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
Black & Brown Superheroes are ANNOYING: On "double-consciousness" theory (Du Bois 1903)
YouTube video by Dr. Mike Mena
youtu.be
June 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
*NEW VIDEO for your SYLLABUS*
What would W.E.B. DU BOIS say about race in comic books? This video explains “double-consciousness” theory in a FUN but nuanced way, using graphics, humor, and a bit rage!. 👇🏽👇🏽
youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
What would W.E.B. DU BOIS say about race in comic books? This video explains “double-consciousness” theory in a FUN but nuanced way, using graphics, humor, and a bit rage!. 👇🏽👇🏽
youtu.be/LVXDPWR1kG8?...
ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW VIDEO
Video is already LIVE for PATREON MEMBERS
www.patreon.com/c/SocialLife...
For everyone else: WEDNESDAY! This video will help ya understand "double-consciousness" theory, via racialized superheroes.
LET'S MAKE SOCIAL THEORY... NOT BORING, PLEASE.
Video is already LIVE for PATREON MEMBERS
www.patreon.com/c/SocialLife...
For everyone else: WEDNESDAY! This video will help ya understand "double-consciousness" theory, via racialized superheroes.
LET'S MAKE SOCIAL THEORY... NOT BORING, PLEASE.
June 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW VIDEO
Video is already LIVE for PATREON MEMBERS
www.patreon.com/c/SocialLife...
For everyone else: WEDNESDAY! This video will help ya understand "double-consciousness" theory, via racialized superheroes.
LET'S MAKE SOCIAL THEORY... NOT BORING, PLEASE.
Video is already LIVE for PATREON MEMBERS
www.patreon.com/c/SocialLife...
For everyone else: WEDNESDAY! This video will help ya understand "double-consciousness" theory, via racialized superheroes.
LET'S MAKE SOCIAL THEORY... NOT BORING, PLEASE.
NEXT TALK! I'll be in New Mexico at the TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE (June 12-13).
I'll also be facilitating a workshop of my "languaging representations" chart, or as I describe it, translanguaging theory made visual. :)
I'll also be facilitating a workshop of my "languaging representations" chart, or as I describe it, translanguaging theory made visual. :)
June 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NEXT TALK! I'll be in New Mexico at the TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE (June 12-13).
I'll also be facilitating a workshop of my "languaging representations" chart, or as I describe it, translanguaging theory made visual. :)
I'll also be facilitating a workshop of my "languaging representations" chart, or as I describe it, translanguaging theory made visual. :)
This is me, having total FOMO from missing SLA conference. Literally the one I LIKE cuz it’s way smaller than giant ones…
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May 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is me, having total FOMO from missing SLA conference. Literally the one I LIKE cuz it’s way smaller than giant ones…
:(
:(
This last protest, I had a close call with an officer who was harassing one of my students. He looked at me, looked down at my beard, looked up at my face, and gave me a really fucked up little smile. He was saying: "I know what you look like now."
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May 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This last protest, I had a close call with an officer who was harassing one of my students. He looked at me, looked down at my beard, looked up at my face, and gave me a really fucked up little smile. He was saying: "I know what you look like now."
I'm going to attend in PRESS shirts from...
I'm going to attend in PRESS shirts from...