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Sara Blažić serves as an instructor of undergraduate writing at Columbia University while maintaining an active career as a freelance writer and literary translator. She is the founder of Redeafined (www.redeafined.com), an organization dedicated to advancing awareness of deafness and linguistic diversity through advocacy and educational initiatives focused on sign language communities.
Her research critically examines societal perceptions of bilingualism, particularly the unequal valuation of sign language-spoken language combinations compared to oral bilingualism. She investigates language acquisition in deaf communities, sociolinguistic dynamics of sign languages, and the intersection of deaf identity with multilingualism. Her work challenges linguistic hierarchies and advocates for the recognition of sign languages as complete linguistic systems within educational frameworks.
Her notable 2012 publication analyzes how societal biases systematically devalue deaf bilingualism, positioning this work within Linguistics, Deaf Studies, and Educational Policy. The research highlights systemic inequities in language recognition while contributing to evolving discourse on linguistic human rights and inclusive pedagogy for deaf learners.
