Eileen Britt
Biographic Data
| ID | 209187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eileen Britt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eileen |
| FAMILY NAME | Britt |
| SIGNATURE | BRITT E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Canterbury |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5310-7317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
African American Language and Linguistic Practices of Place
Book Review| February 01 2024 African American Language and Linguistic Practices of Place The Black Side of the River: Race, Language, and Belonging in Washington, DC. By Grieser, Jessica A.. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2022. Pp. xi + 228. ISBN 9781647121525; $29.95 (ebk $29.95) Erica Britt Erica Britt Emory University ERICA BRITT is an associate teaching professor in the Linguistics Program at Emory University. As a sociolingu…
Growing a Culturally Responsive Tertiary Programme in Psychology
This paper provides a description of a postgraduate clinical psychology training programme's journey towards becoming more biculturally responsive and how the learnings from this have been applied to the wider Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury (UC), Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The paper includes a discussion of cultural competency, and frameworks which have been proposed as a way to blend Western and Māori knowledge and clin…
Oral History and the Discursive Construction of Identity in Flint, Michigan
This article explores the ways that Flint residents report on their encounters with various kinds of "outsiders" who are influenced by mass-mediated images that position Flint and its residents in a certain way. Through the voicing of outsiders who engage in the circulation of negative discourses about Flint, residents then insert their own voices as they contest negative discourses about the city. Here, the images that they project about life in…
Predictors of posttraumatic growth 10–11 months after a fatal earthquake
Support was found for the coping model of PTG, suggesting the importance of fostering growth to manage posttraumatic distress. (PsycINFO Database Record
Stylizing the preacher
This article illustrates the 'moving parts' involved in the stylization of the voice of the Black preacher in the comedic performances of Richard Pryor with the ultimate goal of uncovering what these linguistic features help the performer to accomplish in interaction. Overall, while Pryor often utilizes hyperbolic and exaggerated features of Black preaching traditions and potentially Southern-inflected speaking styles in his performances, I argue…
African American English in the Middle Class
Impact of average household income and damage exposure on post-earthquake distress and functioning
Post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety symptoms are common outcomes following earthquakes, and may persist for months and years. This study systematically examined the impact of neighbourhood damage exposure and average household income on psychological distress and functioning in 600 residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, 4-6 months after the fatal February, 2011 earthquake. Participants were from highly affected and relatively unaffecte…
Can the church say amen
This study provides a qualitative examination of African American Language (AAL) in use and explores the interaction between phonological, syntactic, and rhetorical features of AAL and situational factors related to event structuring, speaker goals, and audience composition. Data for this research is derived from the speech of four prominent African Americans who spoke during the 2008 State of the Black Union. Analysis of their speech suggests th…
Oral History and the Discursive Construction of Identity in Flint, Michigan
This article explores the ways that Flint residents report on their encounters with various kinds of "outsiders" who are influenced by mass-mediated images that position Flint and its residents in a certain way. Through the voicing of outsiders who engage in the circulation of negative discourses about Flint, residents then insert their own voices as they contest negative discourses about the city. Here, the images that they project about life in…
Can the church say amen
This study provides a qualitative examination of African American Language (AAL) in use and explores the interaction between phonological, syntactic, and rhetorical features of AAL and situational factors related to event structuring, speaker goals, and audience composition. Data for this research is derived from the speech of four prominent African Americans who spoke during the 2008 State of the Black Union. Analysis of their speech suggests th…
Stylizing the preacher
This article illustrates the 'moving parts' involved in the stylization of the voice of the Black preacher in the comedic performances of Richard Pryor with the ultimate goal of uncovering what these linguistic features help the performer to accomplish in interaction. Overall, while Pryor often utilizes hyperbolic and exaggerated features of Black preaching traditions and potentially Southern-inflected speaking styles in his performances, I argue…
Impact of average household income and damage exposure on post-earthquake distress and functioning
Post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety symptoms are common outcomes following earthquakes, and may persist for months and years. This study systematically examined the impact of neighbourhood damage exposure and average household income on psychological distress and functioning in 600 residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, 4-6 months after the fatal February, 2011 earthquake. Participants were from highly affected and relatively unaffecte…
Growing a Culturally Responsive Tertiary Programme in Psychology
This paper provides a description of a postgraduate clinical psychology training programme's journey towards becoming more biculturally responsive and how the learnings from this have been applied to the wider Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury (UC), Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The paper includes a discussion of cultural competency, and frameworks which have been proposed as a way to blend Western and Māori knowledge and clin…
Can the church say amen
This study provides a qualitative examination of African American Language (AAL) in use and explores the interaction between phonological, syntactic, and rhetorical features of AAL and situational factors related to event structuring, speaker goals, and audience composition. Data for this research is derived from the speech of four prominent African Americans who spoke during the 2008 State of the Black Union. Analysis of their speech suggests th…
African American English in the Middle Class
Impact of average household income and damage exposure on post-earthquake distress and functioning
Post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety symptoms are common outcomes following earthquakes, and may persist for months and years. This study systematically examined the impact of neighbourhood damage exposure and average household income on psychological distress and functioning in 600 residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, 4-6 months after the fatal February, 2011 earthquake. Participants were from highly affected and relatively unaffecte…
Stylizing the preacher
This article illustrates the 'moving parts' involved in the stylization of the voice of the Black preacher in the comedic performances of Richard Pryor with the ultimate goal of uncovering what these linguistic features help the performer to accomplish in interaction. Overall, while Pryor often utilizes hyperbolic and exaggerated features of Black preaching traditions and potentially Southern-inflected speaking styles in his performances, I argue…
Predictors of posttraumatic growth 10–11 months after a fatal earthquake
Support was found for the coping model of PTG, suggesting the importance of fostering growth to manage posttraumatic distress. (PsycINFO Database Record
Oral History and the Discursive Construction of Identity in Flint, Michigan
This article explores the ways that Flint residents report on their encounters with various kinds of "outsiders" who are influenced by mass-mediated images that position Flint and its residents in a certain way. Through the voicing of outsiders who engage in the circulation of negative discourses about Flint, residents then insert their own voices as they contest negative discourses about the city. Here, the images that they project about life in…
Growing a Culturally Responsive Tertiary Programme in Psychology
This paper provides a description of a postgraduate clinical psychology training programme's journey towards becoming more biculturally responsive and how the learnings from this have been applied to the wider Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury (UC), Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The paper includes a discussion of cultural competency, and frameworks which have been proposed as a way to blend Western and Māori knowledge and clin…
African American Language and Linguistic Practices of Place
Book Review| February 01 2024 African American Language and Linguistic Practices of Place The Black Side of the River: Race, Language, and Belonging in Washington, DC. By Grieser, Jessica A.. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2022. Pp. xi + 228. ISBN 9781647121525; $29.95 (ebk $29.95) Erica Britt Erica Britt Emory University ERICA BRITT is an associate teaching professor in the Linguistics Program at Emory University. As a sociolingu…
Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works)