In this episode we speak with Susanne Paola Antonetta, author of the essay ‘Language Garden’ featured on Wimblu’s Magazine Volume 9, dedicated to Language. Based on her encounter with Chantek, a signing orangutan, Susanne's text leads us to profound reflections on ethics: what are we provoking in the minds of animals when we impose human learning on them? How much does 'giving them a language' bring us closer or further away from a recognition of the agency, intelligence and consciousness of these non-human beings? Are we still thinking about consciousness under anthropocentric bias?   

Listen to Susanne talk about her experience meeting Chantek, a signing orangutan, and the impact this encounter had on her way of relating to language, consciousness and the more-than-human world.

To read ‘Language Garden’ by Susanne Paola Antonetta visit: https://wimblu.com/en/volumen-9/jardin-del-lenguaje/ 

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