I am an internationally recognized authority on language policy, language rights, Indigenous language education, and bi/multilingual education. I have published 27 books and over 130 articles and chapters on these and related topics.
Authored books
Fitzpatrick, K., & May, S. (2022). Critical ethnography in education: Theory, methodology, and ethics. Routledge.
May, S. (2012). Language and minority rights: Ethnicity, nationalism and the politics of language (2nd ed.). Routledge.
May. S. (2008). Language and minority rights: Ethnicity, nationalism and the politics of language. Routledge. American Library Association Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2008)
May, S. (2001). Language and minority rights: Ethnicity, nationalism and the politics of language. Longman. Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2002
May. S. (1994). Making multicultural education work. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters. OISE Press.
Edited books
Barkhuizen, G., Park, M. Y., & May S. (Eds.) (in press). Mobilizing multilingual identities: Language policy, teaching, and learning. Routledge.
May, S., & Caldas, B. (Eds.). (2023). Critical ethnography, language, race/ism and education. Multilingual Matters.
May, S. (Ed.). (2017). Language rights. Ashgate/Routledge.
King, K., Lai, Y-J., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Research methods in language and education. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Thorne, S., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Language, education and technology. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Duff, P., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Language socialization. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Shohamy, E., Or, I., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Language testing and assessment. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Cenoz, J., Gorter, D., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Language awareness and multilingualism. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Garcia, O., Lin, A., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Bilingual and multilingual education. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Van Deusen-Scholl, N., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Second and foreign language education. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Wortham, S., Deoksoon, K., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Discourse and education. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
Street, B., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Literacies and language education. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
McCarty, T., & May, S. (Eds.). (2017). Language policy and political issues in education. Encyclopedia of language and education (3rd ed.). Springer.
May. S. (Ed.). (2014). The multilingual turn: Implications for SLA, TESOL and bilingual education. Routledge. Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2015
East, M., & May, S. (Eds.). (2013). Making a difference in education and social policy. Pearson.
Parr, J., Hedges, H., & May, S. (Eds.). (2011). Changing trajectories of teaching and learning. NZCER.
May. S. & Sleeter, C. (Eds.). (2010). Critical multiculturalism: Theory and praxis. Routledge.
May. S. & Hornberger, N. (Eds.). (2008). Language policy and political Issues in education. Encyclopedia of language and education (2nd edition), Volume 1. Springer.
May, S., Modood, T., & Squires, J. (Eds.). (2004). Ethnicity, nationalism and minority rights. Cambridge University Press.
Fenton, S. & May, S. (Eds.). (2002). Ethnonational identities. Palgrave Macmillan.
May, S. (Ed.). (1999). Indigenous community-based education. Multilingual Matters.
May, S. (Ed.). (1999). Critical multiculturalism: Rethinking multicultural and antiracist education. RoutledgeFalmer.