Linguistics & Semiotics, Gender Studies, Feminism
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Overview
Presenting new scholarship in feminist language theory, this book addresses issues within diverse traditions, bringing together feminist positions, strategies, and styles in an original way. Gathering together authors with different backgrounds and methods, Language and Liberation puts this diverse scholarship into dialogue. The questions and concerns reflected in these essays are presented within the context of their historical background, provided by the editors' comprehensive introduction. These questions include: Is there a distinction between "female" and "male" language? What is the relationship of feminine/feminist identity to language? What is the value of metaphor for feminist theory and practice?Editorials
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A collection of 13 essays devoted to the possibilities of using language as an important means for reaching feminist goals of liberation. They criticize theories of language that suppose it to express rigid, closed truths about reality and emphasize the creative capacity of language, arguing that attention to language must be part of any feminist political agenda and that the power of language can help liberate women from oppressive circumstances and identities. The sections cover changing meanings and social spaces, who is speaking from where, words that keep women in place, and words that open spaces for women. Six of the essays are revised from publication in vol. 7, no. 2 (spring 1992). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)Book Details
Published
February 28, 1999
Publisher
Albany : State University of New York Press, c1999.
Pages
402
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780791440513