The faculty in the Language, Literacy, and Culture (LLC) cluster investigate language and literacy practices in relation to sociocultural, historical, technological, and ideological formations. In their research and teaching, our faculty members represent interdisciplinary areas of study across the humanities, social sciences, and education. They expand beyond traditional disciplinary divisions, in theory and methods, to nurture collaborative and participatory approaches at the intersection of research and action. Our faculty and students conduct research in local and international contexts and study language and literacy in a wide range of institutional and informal settings, including classrooms, homes,healthcare centers, community organizations, and online environments. As a scholarly community, they advocate for cultural and linguistic diversity in research, practice, and policy, with special emphasis on access, equity and innovation in education. Their vision of language, literacy, and culture affirms language and literacy education as crucially important to social justice and participatory democracy.
To find a faculty member who is an expert in the area, click on the titles below.
Sociocultural aspects of language use and development across the lifespan
Patricia Baquedano-López
Cati V. de los Ríos*
Sarah Warshauer Freedman**
Glynda Hull†
Kourtney Kawano
Laura Sterponi*
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Linguistic and cultural diversity in language and literacy education
Patricia Baquedano-López
Cati V. de los Ríos*
Sarah Warshauer Freedman**
Glynda Hull†
Laura Sterponi*
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Intersections of disability and language and literacy learning
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Race and inequality in language and literacy education
Patricia Baquedano-López
Cati V. de los Ríos*
Sarah Warshauer Freedman**
Kourtney Kawano
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Bi/multilingualism and translanguaging in schools and communities
Patricia Baquedano-López
Cati V. de los Ríos*
Sarah Warshauer Freedman**
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Indigenous language maintenance and education in local and global contexts
Patricia Baquedano-López
Kourtney Kawano
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Literacy in a Digital Age
Cati V. de los Ríos*
Sarah Warshauer Freedman**
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.
Literacy in and out of school
* Faculty available to advise only new doctoral students.
† Faculty available to advise only new master's students.
*†Faculty available to advise both doctoral and master's students.
**Professor of the Graduate School is a title for BSE faculty members who are active in research and otherwise retired.