Helen Sauntson, Clare Cunningham, Johanna Ennser-Kananen, Dai O'Brien

Language and Social Justice (eBook, PDF)

An Introduction to Linguistic Activism

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Language and Social Justice provides readers with the knowledge and analytical skills required to explore why and how social inequalities and injustices are enacted through language, and how they may be challenged.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040311752
• Artikelnr.: 73418076

Autorenporträt

Helen Sauntson is Professor of English Language and Linguistics and Director of the Centre for Language and Social Justice Research at York St John University, UK. She specialises in teaching and researching sociolinguistics and applied linguistics and has published numerous books, chapters and journal articles.

Clare Cunningham is Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics and Deputy Director of the Centre for Language and Social Justice Research at York St John University, UK. Her research work focuses on social and ecological justice issues, particularly focusing on education of multilingual children and discourses on climate change.

Johanna Ennser-Kananen is Associate Professor of English and Academy Research Fellow at the University of Jyväskylä's Department of Language and Communication Studies. Her work focuses on linguistically and culturally sustaining language and teacher education, particularly on epistemic justice in educational contexts.

Dai O'Brien is Associate Professor of BSL and Deaf Studies at York St John University, UK. Dai's particular research interest lies in how signing deaf people navigate social contexts, and he has written numerous articles and book chapters. He is currently sitting on the Advisory Council of the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Introduction: Activist Applied Linguistics and 'Caring for
Language'
Chapter 2 Language and Social Justice: Theory, History and Context
Chapter 3 Approaches and Frameworks for Analysing Language and Social
Justice
Chapter 4 Language and Social Justice in Families and Communities
Chapter 5 Language and Social Justice in Schools
Chapter 6 Language and Social Justice in Higher Education
Chapter 7 Language and Social Justice at Work
Chapter 8 Language and Social Justice in the Media
Chapter 9 Language and Social Justice in Social Media
Chapter 10 Language and Social Justice in Politics
Chapter 11 Language and Social Justice in Legal Contexts
Chapter 12 Language, Social Justice, Creativity and Embodiment
Chapter 13 The Language of Crisis
Chapter 14 Language in Global Campaigning for Social Justice
Chapter 15 Conclusion: Using Applied Linguistics in Social Justice Activism
Index