Events

Upcoming Events

Apr
03

TAPSA: Title TBA

On April 3, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Apr
10

Eclectic Geographies of Tamil Music

On April 10, 2025 at 12:00 am
Apr
17

TAPSA: Title TBA

On April 17, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Apr
21

Memorial for Marriott McKim

On April 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
Apr
25
May
01

TAPSA: Title TBA

On May 1, 2025 at 5:00 pm
May
08

South Asia Seminar: Title TBA

On May 8, 2025 at 5:00 pm
May
09

Memorial for Norman Zide

On May 9, 2025 at 12:00 pm
May
15

TAPSA: Title TBA

On May 15, 2025 at 5:00 pm
May
21
May
22
May
23

2025 Chicago Tamil Forum: Tamil Horizons and Borders

From May 23, 2025 9:00 am to May 24, 2025 4:00 pm
May
29

Conference in Honor of Muzaffar Alam

From May 29, 2025 9:00 am to May 30, 2025 7:00 pm

TAPSA: Half-Castes and Parts: Labels and Language Use for Constructions of Mixedness in Fiji

Thursday, November 21, 2024 – 5pm, Foster 103 

Steven Castro, PhD Candidate, Department of Linguistics, University of Chicago

This project investigates the utilization of linguistic labels to reflect how race and by extension, mixedness, are conceptualized in Fiji. Looking primarily at individuals who are racially mixed variations of Indian, Fijian, and European, this study shows how linguistic labels are used not only to reflect the performance and understanding of mixedness, but how mixed individuals are able to fluidly use these terms in ways that imbue them with layers of additional social and raciolinguistic meaning.