Language of Protest

From the American Civil Rights Movement to the Arab Spring, protest movements have been at the heart of pivotal points in our history. Analysis of the language of these movements on television, print news sources and the more recent social media platforms like Twitter, provides a fascinating insight into the dynamic linguistic phenomenon that has often impacted society in dramatic ways through the promotion of change.



Looking at multiple genres of literature and taking a cross-cultural perspective, The Language of Protest provides:



Understanding of what is 'protest language' and how it is created



Analysis of the common patterns in the production and use of protest language over time such as use of the concept of "us versus them"



Examination of how these common patterns is being reconfigured into contemporary renderings via the new social media



Exploration of the relationships between dominant language and protest language



Examples of protest language from movements that include the American Civil Rights Movement; the Arab Spring; the Guatemalan Electricity protests; and the Occupy Movement



Links to further readings and video clips of protest movements from around the world.



The Language of Protest will be of interest to those who are studying and analysing protest language, speech act theory, and language and politics.

De la Miscarea americana pentru drepturile civile pana la primavara araba, miscarile de protest au fost in centrul punctelor esentiale din istoria noastra. Analiza limbajului acestor miscari la televizor, surse de stiri tiparite si platformele de socializare mai recente precum Twitter, ofera o perspectiva fascinanta asupra fenomenului lingvistic dinamic care a afectat adesea societatea in moduri dramatice prin promovarea schimbarii. de literatura si luand o perspectiva interculturala, Limbajul protestului ofera: Intelegerea a ceea ce este „limbajul de protest” si modul in care este creat Analiza modelelor comune in productia si utilizarea limbajului de protest in timp, cum ar fi utilizarea conceptului de „noi versus ei” Examinarea modului in care aceste modele comune sunt reconfigurate in redari contemporane prin intermediul noilor medii sociale Explorarea relatiilor dintre limbajul dominant si limbajul de protest Exemple de limbaj de protest din miscarile care includ Miscarea Americana pentru Drepturile Civile; Primavara Araba; protestele de electricitate din Guatemala; si Miscarea Ocupa Legaturi cu alte lecturi si videoclipuri ale miscarilor de protest din intreaga lume.