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Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape Philip Seargeant

Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape By Philip Seargeant

Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape by Philip Seargeant


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This graphic novel looks at political activism in the public landscape with a particular focus on the UK activist group Led By Donkeys. The book is both an innovative approach to the presentation of academic research, and an exploration of how political activism can use the linguistic landscape as a resource for communicating its message.

Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape Summary

Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape: Or, how to use Public Space as a Medium for Protest by Philip Seargeant

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.

Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape Reviews

This is a brilliant non-academic academic book. An afternoon of deeply pleasurable reading is guaranteed for anyone who picks it up. In an act of public service the authors allow the reader to become immersed in a highly innovative style of visual and discursive representation revealing the power of semiotic landscapes in political dissent and democratic activism. * Angela Creese, University of Stirling, UK *
In a truly multimodal treatment of a multimodal subject matter, Seargeant grapples with the complex questions of political activism in the public space and presents them here in both a sophisticated and accessible way. This book not only critiques recent torrid political events but also slakes the public's thirst for understanding visual communication in protest and activist movements. * Robert Blackwood, University of Liverpool, UK *

About Philip Seargeant

Philip Seargeant is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the Open University, UK, where he teaches and researches language and communication. He is the author of The Art of Political Storytelling (2020, Bloomsbury) and has published widely on topics ranging from World Englishes, language and social media, to language and creativity. He is a frequent contributor to publications including Wired, The New European, Prospect, The Huffington Post, The Washington Post and The Independent.

Table of Contents

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

Additional information

NGR9781800416819
9781800416819
1800416814
Political Activism in the Linguistic Landscape: Or, how to use Public Space as a Medium for Protest by Philip Seargeant
New
Paperback
Multilingual Matters
2023-06-12
104
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