Language and Neoliberal Governmentality (Language, Society and Political Economy)

Synopsis

Against a background of the ongoing crisis of global capitalism and the fracturing of the neoliberal project, this book provides a detailed account of the ways in which language is profoundly imbricated in the neoliberalising of the fabric of social life. With chapters from a cast list of international scholars covering topics such as the commodification of education and language, unemployment, and the governmentality of the self, and discussion chapters from Monica Heller and Jackie Urla bringing the various strands together, the book ultimately helps us to understand how language is part of political economy and the everyday making and remaking of society and individuals. It provides both a theoretical framework and a significant methodological "tool-box" to critically detect, understand, and resist the impact of neoliberalism on everyday social spheres, particularly in relation to language. Presenting richly empirical studies that expand our understanding of how neoliberalism as a regime of truth and as a practice of governance performs within the terrain of language, this book is an essential resource for researchers and graduate students in English language, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, linguistic anthropology, and related areas.

Copyright:

2020

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000012330

Related ISBNs:

9780429286711, 9781138575196, 9781138575196, 9781138575226, 9781138575226

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

07/12/19

Copyrighted By:

Luisa Martín Rojo, Alfonso Del Percio

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Language Arts

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Alfonso Del Percio

Edited by:

Luisa Martín Rojo