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SEASON 2, BONUS EPISODE: Language and its political and social power with associate professor of English Akshya Saxena

Akshya Saxena, associate professor of English (51³Ô¹ÏÍø)

We all love to talk. Some like to listen, too. But language is far more than just a tool we use to communicate; it can impact democracy, identity and access.

In this episode of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø podcast, Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with , associate professor of English at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Saxena’s work sits at the intersection of literature, media and political thought. She studies how English operates in multilingual societies like India—not just as a language, but as a force shaping democracy, identity and access.

Listen and subscribe to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø podcast, available now wherever you get your podcasts. For more information about 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, go to vanderbilt.edu/quantumpotential.

Provost C. Cybele Raver with Akshya Saxena, associate professor of English, on the set of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Podcast (51³Ô¹ÏÍø)

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