Jonathan Rosa

Associate Professor at Stanford University

About

Jonathan Rosa is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, as well as a faculty affiliate in Anthropology and the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. He studies multilingualism, language ideology, and curriculum, with an emphasis on language education and structural inequality in global contexts. Dr. Rosa received his PhD in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 2010, his MA in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology, also from the University of Chicago in 2006, and his BA in Linguistics and Educational Studies from Swarthmore College in 2003.

Education

University of Chicago

PhD, Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology / 2010

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

University of Chicago

MA, Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology / 2006

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

Swarthmore College

BA, Linguistics and Educational Studies / 2003

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Experience

Stanford University

Associate Professor

Publications

Undoing Appropriateness: Raciolinguistic Ideologies and Language Diversity in Education

Harvard Educational Review / Jun 01, 2015

Flores, N., & Rosa, J. (2015). Undoing Appropriateness: Raciolinguistic Ideologies and Language Diversity in Education. Harvard Educational Review, 85(2), 149–171. https://doi.org/10.17763/0017-8055.85.2.149

#Ferguson: Digital protest, hashtag ethnography, and the racial politics of social media in the United States

American Ethnologist / Jan 15, 2015

BONILLA, Y., & ROSA, J. (2015). #Ferguson: Digital protest, hashtag ethnography, and the racial politics of social media in the United States. American Ethnologist, 42(1), 4–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/amet.12112

Unsettling race and language: Toward a raciolinguistic perspective

Language in Society / Sep 11, 2017

Rosa, J., & Flores, N. (2017). Unsettling race and language: Toward a raciolinguistic perspective. Language in Society, 46(5), 621–647. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047404517000562

Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race

Jan 17, 2019

Rosa, J. (2019). Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190634728.001.0001

Standardization, Racialization, Languagelessness: Raciolinguistic Ideologies across Communicative Contexts

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology / Aug 01, 2016

Rosa, J. D. (2016). Standardization, Racialization, Languagelessness: Raciolinguistic Ideologies across Communicative Contexts. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 26(2), 162–183. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.12116

Invited Forum: Bridging the “Language Gap”

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology / May 01, 2015

Avineri, N., Johnson, E., Brice-Heath, S., McCarty, T., Ochs, E., Kremer-Sadlik, T., Blum, S., Zentella, A. C., Rosa, J., Flores, N., Alim, H. S., & Paris, D. (2015). Invited Forum: Bridging the “Language Gap.” Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 25(1), 66–86. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.12071

Racializing language, regimenting Latinas/os: Chronotope, social tense, and American raciolinguistic futures

Language & Communication / Jan 01, 2016

Rosa, J. (2016). Racializing language, regimenting Latinas/os: Chronotope, social tense, and American raciolinguistic futures. Language & Communication, 46, 106–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langcom.2015.10.007

Deprovincializing Trump, decolonizing diversity, and unsettling anthropology

American Ethnologist / Apr 27, 2017

ROSA, J., & BONILLA, Y. (2017). Deprovincializing Trump, decolonizing diversity, and unsettling anthropology. American Ethnologist, 44(2), 201–208. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/amet.12468

Language Ideologies

Oxford Handbooks Online / Dec 05, 2016

Rosa, J., & Burdick, C. (2016). Language Ideologies. Oxford Handbooks Online. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190212896.013.15

Teach What You Know: Cultivating Culturally Sustaining Practices in Pre-Service Alaska Native Teachers

Advances in Research on Teaching / Jun 05, 2017

Vinlove, A. (2017). Teach What You Know: Cultivating Culturally Sustaining Practices in Pre-Service Alaska Native Teachers. Culturally Sustaining and Revitalizing Pedagogies, 147–167. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1479-368720150000029013

Introduction

Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race / Jan 17, 2019

Rosa, J. (2019). Introduction. Looking like a Language, Sounding like a Race, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190634728.003.0001

The New Latino Diaspora

Latinas/os on the East Coast

The New Latino Diaspora. (n.d.). Latinas/Os on the East Coast. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-1-4539-1318-5/29

A sociolinguistics of diaspora: Latino practices, identities, and ideologies, edited by R. Márquez Reiter and L. Martín Rojo

Language and Education / Nov 16, 2015

Becker-Zayas, A. (2015). A sociolinguistics of diaspora: Latino practices, identities, and ideologies, edited by R. Márquez Reiter and L. Martín Rojo. Language and Education, 30(3), 281–284. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2015.1102276

January 2012 Association News

Anthropology News / Jan 01, 2012

January 2012 Association News. (2012). Anthropology News, 53(1), 13–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-3502.2011.53113.x

Civic Engagement in Diverse Latinx Communities

Jan 01, 2018

Castañeda, M., & Krupczynski, J. (2018). Civic Engagement in Diverse Latinx Communities. https://doi.org/10.3726/b11957

Introduction

Language and Social Justice in Practice / Dec 12, 2018

Avineri, N., Graham, L. R., Johnson, E. J., Riner, R. C., & Rosa, J. (2018). Introduction. Language and Social Justice in Practice, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315115702-1

Political Correctness is Not the Problem, Systemic Racism Is

Anthropology News / Jul 01, 2017

Flores, N., & Rosa, J. (2017). Political Correctness is Not the Problem, Systemic Racism Is. Anthropology News, 58(4), e334–e338. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/an.579

Jonathan Rosa, Looking like a language, sounding like a race: Raciolinguistic ideologies and the learning of Latinidad. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. Pp. 286. Pb. $42.

Language in Society / Aug 12, 2021

Wong, C. P. (2021). Jonathan Rosa, Looking like a language, sounding like a race: Raciolinguistic ideologies and the learning of Latinidad. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. Pp. 286. Pb. $42. Language in Society, 50(4), 623–626. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047404521000518

Interdisciplinary Collaborations around Language and Social Justice

Anthropology News / Jul 01, 2016

Rosa, J., & Aviner, N. (2016). Interdisciplinary Collaborations around Language and Social Justice. Anthropology News, 57(7), e151–e152. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/an.71

The Changing Lattice of Languages, Borders, and Identities in Silesia

The Palgrave Handbook of Slavic Languages, Identities and Borders / Jan 01, 2016

Kamusella, T. (2016). The Changing Lattice of Languages, Borders, and Identities in Silesia. The Palgrave Handbook of Slavic Languages, Identities and Borders, 185–205. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-34839-5_9

ODE to John R. Rickford

The Routledge Companion to the Work of John R. Rickford / Sep 17, 2019

Rafal, C. T. (2019). ODE to John R. Rickford. The Routledge Companion to the Work of John R. Rickford, 475–475. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429427886-53

Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology by Laura Ahearn. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. xviii + 348 pp.

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology / Dec 01, 2014

Rosa, J. (2014). Living Language: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology by Laura Ahearn. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. xviii + 348 pp. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 24(3), 364–365. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.12060

Premises, Pitfalls, and Possibilities of Undoing Competence: A Response to Open Peer Commentaries

Language Learning / Mar 01, 2023

Rosa, J., & Flores, N. (2023). Premises, Pitfalls, and Possibilities of Undoing Competence: A Response to Open Peer Commentaries. Language Learning. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12564

Undoing Competence: Coloniality, Homogeneity, and the Overrepresentation of Whiteness in Applied Linguistics

Language Learning / Oct 31, 2022

Flores, N., & Rosa, J. (2022). Undoing Competence: Coloniality, Homogeneity, and the Overrepresentation of Whiteness in Applied Linguistics. Language Learning. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12528

Rejecting Abyssal Thinking in the Language and Education of Racialized Bilinguals

World Yearbook of Education 2023 / Sep 07, 2022

García, O., Flores, N., Seltzer, K., Wei, L., Otheguy, R., & Rosa, J. (2022). Rejecting Abyssal Thinking in the Language and Education of Racialized Bilinguals. World Yearbook of Education 2023, 81–99. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003241393-7

Decolonization, Language, and Race in Applied Linguistics and Social Justice

Applied Linguistics / Dec 01, 2021

Rosa, J., & Flores, N. (2021). Decolonization, Language, and Race in Applied Linguistics and Social Justice. Applied Linguistics, 42(6), 1162–1167. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amab062

Applied Linguistic Anthropology: Balancing Social Science with Social Change

Extending Applied Linguistics for Social Impact / Jan 01, 2021

Avineri, N., Johnson, E. J., Perley, B. C., Rosa, J., & Zentella, A. C. (2021). Applied Linguistic Anthropology: Balancing Social Science with Social Change. Extending Applied Linguistics for Social Impact. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350136410.ch-008

Introduction: Language and White Supremacy

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology / Aug 01, 2021

Smalls, K. A., Spears, A. K., & Rosa, J. (2021). Introduction: Language and White Supremacy. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 31(2), 152–156. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/jola.12329

Rejecting abyssal thinking in the language and education of racialized bilinguals: A manifesto

Critical Inquiry in Language Studies / Jul 03, 2021

García, O., Flores, N., Seltzer, K., Wei, L., Otheguy, R., & Rosa, J. (2021). Rejecting abyssal thinking in the language and education of racialized bilinguals: A manifesto. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 18(3), 203–228. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427587.2021.1935957

Language and Race/Ethnicity

The International Encyclopedia of Linguistic Anthropology / Nov 09, 2020

Rosa, J., & Trivedi, S. (2020). Language and Race/Ethnicity. The International Encyclopedia of Linguistic Anthropology, 1–10. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118786093.iela0275

Reimagining Race and Language

The Oxford Handbook of Language and Race / Oct 08, 2020

Rosa, J., & Flores, N. (2020). Reimagining Race and Language. The Oxford Handbook of Language and Race, 90–107. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190845995.013.3

Raciontologies: Rethinking Anthropological Accounts of Institutional Racism and Enactments of White Supremacy in the United States

American Anthropologist / Dec 30, 2019

Rosa, J., & Díaz, V. (2019). Raciontologies: Rethinking Anthropological Accounts of Institutional Racism and Enactments of White Supremacy in the United States. American Anthropologist, 122(1), 120–132. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.13353

Forging New Ways of Hearing Diversity

The Routledge Companion to the Work of John R. Rickford / Sep 17, 2019

King, S., & Rosa, J. (2019). Forging New Ways of Hearing Diversity. The Routledge Companion to the Work of John R. Rickford, 281–289. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429427886-29

Bringing Race Into Second Language Acquisition

The Modern Language Journal / Jan 01, 2019

FLORES, N., & ROSA, J. (2019). Bringing Race Into Second Language Acquisition. The Modern Language Journal, 103, 145–151. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12523

Contesting Representations of Migrant “Illegality” through the Drop the I-Word Campaign

Language and Social Justice in Practice / Dec 12, 2018

Rosa, J. (2018). Contesting Representations of Migrant “Illegality” through the Drop the I-Word Campaign. Language and Social Justice in Practice, 35–43. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315115702-5

Language and Social Justice in Practice

Dec 12, 2018

Avineri, N., Graham, L. R., Johnson, E. J., Riner, R. C., & Rosa, J. (Eds.). (2018). Language and Social Justice in Practice. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315115702

Diaspora and language

The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Language / Feb 03, 2017

Rosa, J., & Trivedi, S. (2017). Diaspora and language. The Routledge Handbook of Migration and Language, 330–346. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315754512-19

From Mock Spanish to Inverted Spanglish

Raciolinguistics / Nov 03, 2016

Rosa, J. (2016). From Mock Spanish to Inverted Spanglish. Raciolinguistics, 65–80. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190625696.003.0004

Rethinking Gaps

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy / Jan 26, 2015

Jocson, K., & Rosa, J. (2015). Rethinking Gaps. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 58(5), 372–374. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/jaal.368

On Latin@s and the Immigration Debate

American Anthropologist / Jan 14, 2014

Dávila, A., Mullings, L., Rosaldo, R., Plascencia, L. F. B., Chavez, L. R., Magaña, R., Rosas, G., Aparicio, A., Nájera, L. G., Zavella, P., Gálvez, A., & Rosa, J. D. (2014). On Latin@s and the Immigration Debate. American Anthropologist, 116(1), 146–159. https://doi.org/10.1111/aman.12069

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Research Interests

Linguistic Anthropology
Education
Linguistics and Language
Sociology and Political Science
Language and Linguistics
Anthropology
Communication
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
General Medicine
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