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Complicity in Discourse and Practice (Hardcover)
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Complicity in Discourse and Practice (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Focus on Applied Linguistics
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It is commonplace to say that we are living in troubled times.
Liberal democracy is in crisis. Academic freedom is seriously
constrained. The media offers less insight and analysis than could
be expected given the proliferation of communication tools. Based
on decades of research into the social and ideological functioning
of discourse and with a focus on politics, universities, and the
media, Jef Verschueren offers an analysis of current practices,
asks whether we are all complicit, and makes suggestions for what
we can do. Central to this book is the notion of derailed
reflexivity, referring to the observation that politics,
institutions, and news reporting tend to be excessively aimed at
public opinion, impression management, and clicks, to the detriment
of policies addressing social justice issues, high-quality service,
and media content. Highlighting that education is the cornerstone
for democratic choices and ensures that we can critically assess
media content, this book shows that shared responsibility can be a
source of hope and that everyone has the power to intervene.
Complicity in Discourse and Practice is a call to action for
readers and a plea for actively minding the ecology of the public
sphere.
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