Code Switching

April 21, 2023 00:23:00
Code Switching
Underrepresented in Tech
Code Switching

Apr 21 2023 | 00:23:00

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Show Notes

In this episode Allie and Michelle discuss the social linguistic phenomenon of code switching, as well as the variety of not-quite-code-switching-but-basically-code-switching that underrepresented people do to fit in, feel respected, and feel safe.

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