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Language, whether spoken, written, or signed, has a huge capacity
either to facilitate social justice or undermine it. The first
reference resource to specifically explore the interface between
language and social justice, this volume examines how language
symbolizes, frames, and expresses political, economic, and psychic
problems in society, and contributes to visions for social justice.
Investigating specific case studies in which language is used in
practice to challenge and negotiate social injustices, each chapter
provides a unique perspective on how language carries value and
enacts power, presenting historical frameworks for understanding a
specific social justice problem and presenting detailed analyses of
language’s role in engendering or resolving it. Case studies are
drawn from Africa, Asia, Australia, 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.
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