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Language and Social Justice

By Riley, Kathleen C.

Language and Social Justice

By Riley, Kathleen C.

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Language, whether spoken, written, or signed, is a powerful resource that is used to facilitate social justice or undermine it. The first reference resource to use an explicitly global lens to explore the interface between language and social justice, this volume expands our understanding of how language symbolizes, frames, and expresses political, economic, and psychic problems in society, thus contributing to visions for social justice.
Investigating specific case studies in which language is used to instantiate and/or challenge social injustices, each chapter provides a unique perspective on how language carries value and enacts power by presenting the historical contexts and ethnographic background for understanding how language engenders and/or negotiates specific social justice issues. Case studies are drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America and the Pacific Islands, with leading experts tackling a broad range of themes, such as equality, sovereignty, communal well-being, and the recognition of complex intersectional identities and relationships within and beyond the human world.
Putting issues of language and social justice on a global stage and casting light on these processes in communities increasingly impacted by ongoing colonial, neoliberal, and neofascist forms of globalization, Language and Social Justice is an essential resource for anyone interested in this area of research.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
520
Release Date:
2025-09-18
Publication Date:
2025-09-18
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1350247545
ISBN13:
9781350247543
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
887 g
Height:
170 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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