(M)othertongues Magazine
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(m)othertongues started in a very Bennington way – with a class, and a reading, and invested students disagreeing with said reading. The class didn’t feel represented by this anthology of translator’s essays “Bilingual Lives,” a landmark translation book. So the class decided to put together their own collection, facilitated by their professor, Marguerite Feitlowitz. First, a tutorial, then a club...
Since the first issue of Fall 2019, (m)othertongues has explored new directions and evolved subsequently yet continues to constantly “translate” itself up to this day. Today, (m)othertongues is a stronghold for student-led initiatives on campus that continues to embody the beautiful legacy of its predecessors.
Are we the place we were born, the language we first learned to speak, the culture of our nations?
Since its beginning, (m)othertongues has stood for gray spaces, for in-betweenness, for looking beyond the conventional binaries of identity.
“We are more than a few words on a visa application, more than what people see at first glance and what our family histories say about us.” Read more about our mission statement, work and team here.
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