NEXT PUBLIC TALK
APRIL 17, 2026
I’ll bring the vibe.
LETS GO.

X-Men, Krakoa, and Linguistic Sovereignty by Erika Alpert Krakoan national co-founder Magneto explains to diplomats at the new Krakoan Embassy in Jerusalem why mutants have decided to create their own language, from House of X #1 (Hickman …

Do you like comic books and want to think more seriously about the linguistics of them?

Are you a social scientist or a linguist who wants to know more about nation-building or language planning in fiction?

HAVE I GOT EXACTLY THE ARTICLE YOU NEVER ASKED FOR, on CAMP Anthropology. 🐦🐦

YAY!

Dude! Do it!!! We can be the comic book crew! lol

Heeeeyyyy! Ling anth person here! Also love comics and gets way too theoretical about it as well lol

Problem solved.

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.

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.)

FUCK YES! Lookie what just came in mail 😎

Overview of trip to TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM SUMMER INSTITUTE lol

Arrived at TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE, NEW MEXICO.

Self portraits in NEW MEXICO!

Good morning NM.

BREAKING:

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.

Shots from GRADUATE CENTER, CUNY.
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 🥰🥰🥰

FBI investigating Los Angeles protests over ICE raids YouTube video by CNN

America is gonna learn: don’t fuck with Mexicans. This is OUR home too. Direct action.

youtu.be/OOMIiINxY_Q?...

WATCH for DETAILS!

PLUS, guess what, my "Languaging Representations Chart" will now be a "peer-reviewed" one! That's right, something I created for a YouTube video now has an "official" academic home! I'll be presenting a workshop at the TRANSLANGUAGING CLASSROOM INSTITUTE (June 12)... the official "debut" of chart!

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.

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?...

As for the obnoxious title… yes, it is, and it is clickbait. Watch the essay to figure out why they are NOT annoying 🤭😉😉

Black & Brown Superheroes are ANNOYING: On "double-consciousness" theory (Du Bois 1903) YouTube video by Dr. Mike Mena

*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?...