Ian Cushing

Gebundenes Buch

Standards, Stigma, Surveillance

Raciolinguistic Ideologies and England's Schools

Beschreibung

This book traces raciolinguistic ideologies in England's schools, focusing on post- 2010 policy reforms which frame the language practices of low-income, racialised speakers as limited and deficient. Across interviews, policy mechanisms and classroom observations, the author shows how raciolinguistic ideologies are rooted in British colonial logics which continue to shape contemporary education policy. He shows how these policies require marginalised speakers to modify their speech patterns in line with normative standards of whiteness under new guises of social justice and research robustness. Finally, new visions for language education and linguistic justice are offered, demonstrating how teachers can see themselves as language activists to identify, resist and reject faults in a hostile and oppressive policy architecture. This book draws on fields including critical language policy, educational sociolinguistics, genealogy, raciolinguistics and critical language awareness.

Autor

Ian Cushing is Senior Lecturer in English and Education at Edge Hill University, UK. His work examines the ways in which language ideologies get transformed into policies and pedagogies, and how these work against marginalised groups. His work has appeared in journals such as Language in Society, Language Policy, British Educational Research Journal and  Critical Inquiry in Language Studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-17890-0
• 1st edition 2022
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 478g
• ISBN-13: 9783031178900
• ISBN-10: 3031178904
• Artikelnr.: 65444531

Rezensionen

"The book is a fearless and much-needed exploration of the topic that certainly provides much fuel for the conversation the author set out to provoke. Teachers in all settings (schools, further and higher education) would have much to gain from engaging with Cushing's arguments, as would fellow researchers, and not only for its obvious relevance to the field of language and education, but also because of its rich and purposefully considered use of various methods and methodologies." (Frank Monaghan, Applied Linguistics, November 20, 2024)

"This book offers compelling insights into how standard language and raciolinguistic ideologies shape contemporary education policy in schools across England. ... The book provides a very detailed

historical overview of the sociopolitical structures, institutions, and state-level mechanisms which craft a narrative of linguistic deprivation around minoritized speakers. ... The sheer scope of this book and the new vision of language education it proposes, makes this book an essential text for both educational practitioners and policymakers alike." (Katie Mansfield, Language in Society, Vol. 53 (2), 2024)

"I urge you to read Cushing's very timely book, but before doing so, read Mulwa's startling novel. This is because, read together, they show how colonial history is returning, even in the guts of the ex-colonisers' own schools in the midst of our cities. It is a truth which British Toryism welcomes and applauds with the cruel hubris of vicious imperial nostalgia." (Chris Searle, Morning Star, morningstaronline.co.uk, March 13, 2023)