Author Archives: Ed Battistella

About Ed Battistella

Edwin Battistella’s latest book Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels was released by Oxford University Press in March of 2020.

An Interview with Valerie Fridland, author of Like, Literally, Dude

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Valerie Fridland is a professor of English at the University of Nevada in Reno.  She has has a PhD in sociolinguistics from Michigan State University, and is an expert on the relationship between language and society, her work has appeared in … Continue reading →

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What I’m reading: Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through its languages

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Peggy Mohan’s Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through its languages is a fascinating history of the languages of India. There are two key, intersecting themes: one is the idea that existing local language form a forming a substratum, … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Vyvyan Evans, author of The Babel Apocalypse

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Ed Battistella

Vyvyan Evans is an expert on language and digital communication. He holds a PhD in linguistics from Georgetown University, and has taught linguistics in Asia, Europe, and North America. His popular science essays and articles have been featured in The … Continue reading →

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Listening to Someone Else Teach: Timothy Snyder’s The Making of Modern Ukraine

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Ed Battistella

I’ve been listening to the podcasts of Timothy Snyder’s course on The Making of Modern Ukraine.  I started watching the YouTube versions back in the fall, but couldn’t quite sit in front of the computer for an hour at a … Continue reading →

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