
Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape
Or, how to use Public Space as a Medium for Protest
- 136 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape
Or, how to use Public Space as a Medium for Protest
About this book
This book, which takes the form of a graphic novel, looks at political activism in the public landscape. It has a particular focus on the UK activist group Led By Donkeys which has, since late 2018, been running a campaign to expose hypocrisy in the political classes. Their approach to activism involves the use of large posters and other forms of public display, which highlight the gap between the rhetoric and actions of politicians, and how language and communication is used to manipulate opinion. The activism discussed in the book includes four major issues: Brexit, Trump, Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The book is both an innovative visual approach to the presentation of academic research and thought, and an exploration of how the linguistic landscape can be a key resource for the communication of political activism.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Setting the Scene
- A Accountability
- B Brexit
- C Covid
- D Democracy
- E Emplacement
- F Freedom of Expression
- G Grassroots Campaign
- H Hypocrisy
- I Intertextuality
- J Just Joking
- L Law
- M Metalinguistic Landscape
- N Narrative
- O Online–Offline Nexus
- P Place (and Space)
- Q Quotation
- R Rule of Law
- S Social Media
- T Twitter
- U Urban Environments
- V Victory?
- Z Zed
- Afterword
- A Second, More Word-Based Afterword
- Appendix
- A Model of Context for Grassroots Political Protest
- Bibliography
- Cast and Crew