Essays in Linguistic Ethnography: Ethics, Aesthetics, Encounters

by Adrian Blackledge, Angela Creese

Overview

This book argues for an approach to linguistic ethnography which departs from the singular gaze of the academic researcher, to amplify instead the voices of participants, researchers and collaborators. The authors offer an account of writing ethnography polyphonically, incorporating the complexity of individual voices. In doing so they challenge the imperative to make meaning from, and explain the culture of, ‘the other’. Together, the essays open up the emic perspective by considering the experiential, aesthetic, emotional, moral and ethical value people bring to encounters with others. The book is an essential addition to research methods courses in applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, and an invaluable contribution to knowledge about research-based drama, theatre and creative practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788925587
Publisher:	Channel View Publications
Publication date:	09/12/2023
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Adrian Blackledge is Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Stirling, UK. He has published widely on both multilingualism and sociolinguistics. Together with Angela Creese he is the author of Voices of a City Market: An Ethnography (Multilingual Matters, 2019), Interpretations – An Ethnographic Drama (Multilingual Matters, 2021), Volleyball – An Ethnographic Drama (Multilingual Matters, 2021) and Ode to the City – An Ethnographic Drama (Multilingual Matters, 2022). He was Birmingham Poet Laureate from 2014-2016. 

Angela Creese is Professor of Linguistic Ethnography at the University of Stirling, UK. She has published widely on multilingualism and ethnographic methods.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Encounters in Linguistic Ethnography

Essay 1. Linguistic Ethnography

Essay 2. Developing an Ethical-Aesthetic Perspective in Linguistic Ethnography

Part 2: Enacting Linguistic Ethnography

Essay 3. Polyphony

Essay 4. Poetry

Essay 5. Ethnographic Drama

Essay 6. Performance

Essay 7. Politics

Part 3: Relations in Linguistic Ethnography

Essay 8. Relational Ethics

Essay 9. Responsibility and Trust

Essay 10. Strangeness and Proximity

Essay 11. Difference

Essay 12. Movement and Affect

References

Index

Editorial Reviews

Building on fieldwork and data from the wonderful TLANG research project, these reflections explore linguistic ethnography’s interdisciplinarity in a wide-ranging and provocative conversation with philosophy and the creative arts.

Ben Rampton

This book expands applied linguistics in general and linguistic ethnography in particular to accommodate ethics, affect, and aesthetics in much-needed new directions. The authors not only discuss theories from multiple disciplines to justify this expansion but also demonstrate how to undertake this task by transforming data into drama, poetry, and performance in a multi-genre book.

Suresh Canagarajah

Building on fieldwork and data from the wonderful TLANG research project, these reflections explore linguistic ethnography's interdisciplinarity in a wide-ranging and provocative conversation with philosophy and the creative arts.

This book expands applied linguistics in general and linguistic ethnography in particular to accommodate ethics, affect, and aesthetics in much-needed new directions. The authors not only discuss theories from multiple disciplines to justify this expansion but also demonstrate how to undertake this task by transforming data into drama, poetry, and performance in a multi-genre book.

This is an intriguing exploration of the ethics and aesthetics of researching everyday encounters. The authors draw on a rich and vibrant study of social life in cities in the UK as capturing a moment in time. Their insights on communicating the everyday will be illuminating for researchers across disciplines and this book represents a major step for linguistic ethnography.

Building on fieldwork and data from the wonderful TLANG research project, these reflections explore linguistic ethnography's interdisciplinarity in a wide-ranging and provocative conversation with philosophy and the creative arts.-- "Ben Rampton, King's College London, UK"

This book expands applied linguistics in general and linguistic ethnography in particular to accommodate ethics, affect, and aesthetics in much-needed new directions. The authors not only discuss theories from multiple disciplines to justify this expansion but also demonstrate how to undertake this task by transforming data into drama, poetry, and performance in a multi-genre book.-- "Suresh Canagarajah, Pennsylvania State University, USA"

This is an intriguing exploration of the ethics and aesthetics of researching everyday encounters. The authors draw on a rich and vibrant study of social life in cities in the UK as capturing a moment in time. Their insights on communicating the everyday will be illuminating for researchers across disciplines and this book represents a major step for linguistic ethnography.-- "Sari Pöyhönen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland"

From the Publisher

This is an intriguing exploration of the ethics and aesthetics of researching everyday encounters. The authors draw on a rich and vibrant study of social life in cities in the UK as capturing a moment in time. Their insights on communicating the everyday will be illuminating for researchers across disciplines and this book represents a major step for linguistic ethnography.

Sari Pöyhönen