Sylvia Shaw

Women, Language and Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

Investigates the underrepresentation of women in politics, by examining how language use constructs and maintains gender inequalities in political institutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 183mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781107080881
• ISBN-10: 1107080886
• Artikelnr.: 58021788

Autorenporträt

Sylvia Shaw is a Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Westminster. She is a sociolinguist who has conducted research projects in the House of Commons and the devolved political institutions of the UK. Her publications focus on gender, language and power in different types of political discourse.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Gender and language in political institutions
3. Women's linguistic participation in a traditional male-dominated forum: the UK House of Commons
4. Women's linguistic participation in the new devolved assemblies of the UK
5. Barriers to women's participation in politics
6 Case studies I: leading political women: Theresa May
7. Case studies II: leading political women: Julia Gillard and Hilary Clinton
8. Women, language and politics: gains and losses.