Voice, Agency and Resistance - Emancipatory Discourses in Action (Hardcover)

Drawing on data from Africa, Latin America, North America, and the Arab Levant, this book demonstrates how members of marginalized (disempowered) groups sculpt a positive image for themselves, engage in solidarity formation for group empowerment, and (re)construct their experiences in a manner that gives them voice, agency, and a positive identity. It argues for a more interventionist stance in ideologically oriented discourse analysis and demonstrates why (critical) discourse analysts must not only expose and resist the inequities or injustices in society but, more crucially, also adopt an activist-scholar posture in order to push for positive social change. The book brings into focus: (a) how discourse can be used to center the voice and agency of minority groups, (b) how feminists re-make gender relations in our world, (c) how non-dominant groups actively resist injustices and discriminatory discourses directed against them, (d) how discourse can be used to advance the goals of repressed groups in order to instigate progressive social change, and (e) access to forms of discourse that can be empowering for marginalized groups’ participation in social domains. It will be of interest to postgraduate students and academics in (critical) discourse studies, communication, and media studies as well as non-academics such as activists, journalists, and sociopolitical commentators. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Critical Discourse Studies.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Mark Nartey
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	118
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-244740-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > General Books > Social sciences > General Books > Health, Home & Family > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General
LSN:	1-03-244740-0
Barcode:	9781032447407

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