Code Switching: Smart strategy to get ahead or silent cultural assassin? | ETHNICALLY SPEAKING 48

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The ladies discuss code switching – the practice of switching between different patterns of cultural speech, appearance or behaviour to better fit into predominantly white social and professional spaces – and ask whether it’s a smart strategy to get ahead in life or if it’s unknowingly taking a toll on us as individuals and communities. Guest starring Fairyqueen Tatiana and Tariyé Peterside.

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

(Website – Show notes)

(Article – The toll of code-switching and the tyranny of culture fit – Kathleen Davis for Fast Company)

(Article – People of colour have to ‘code-switch’ to fit in with white norms – Natalie Morris for Metro)

(Article – The Costs of Code-Switching – Courtney L. McCluney, Kathrina Robotham, Serenity Lee, Richard Smith, and Myles Durkee for Harvard Business Review)

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