ABSTRACT
From bilingual education and racial epithets to gendered pronouns and immigration discourses, language is a central concern in contemporary conversations and controversies surrounding social inequality. Developed as a collaborative effort by members of the American Anthropological Association’s Language and Social Justice Task Force, this innovative volume synthesizes scholarly insights on the relationship between patterns of communication and the creation of more just societies. Using case studies by leading and emergent scholars and practitioners written especially for undergraduate audiences, the book is ideal for introductory courses on social justice in linguistics and anthropology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|44 pages
Language and Race
chapter 1|8 pages
“Never Tell Me How to Say It”
chapter 2|8 pages
Identifying “Racists” While Ignoring Racism
chapter 3|9 pages
Contesting Representations of Migrant “Illegality” through the Drop the I-Word Campaign
part II|45 pages
Language and Education
chapter 7|8 pages
Colorado’s READ Act
chapter 9|9 pages
Ubuntu Translanguaging and Social Justice
part III|37 pages
Language and Health
chapter 12|9 pages
Ethics, Expertise, and Inequities in Global Health Discourses
chapter 14|9 pages
Language as Health
part IV|48 pages
Language and Social Activism
chapter 15|10 pages
Mascots, Name Calling, and Racial Slurs
chapter 16|9 pages
The Language of Activism
part V|50 pages
Language, Law, and Policy