Focusing on both established and emerging issues, this book delves into the complexities of identity research. It highlights innovative methodologies and theoretical frameworks while addressing the challenges faced by researchers in this evolving field. Through a comprehensive analysis, it seeks to broaden understanding and stimulate further exploration of identity in various contexts.
Looks into the early history of the baseball game and of the 150-year-old debate about its beginnings. This title tackles one stubborn misconception after another, debunking the enduring belief that baseball descended from the English game of rounders and revealing an explanation for the notorious myth - the Abner Doubleday-Cooperstown story.
An examination of how identity is an issue in different second language learning contexts
In this book David Block draws on analytical techniques from Critical Discourse Studies to critically investigate truth, truths, the propagation of ignorance and post-truth. Focusing on corrupt discourses and agnotology, he explores the role of anti-intellectualism, emotion and social media in the cultural creation, legitimisation and dissemination of ignorance. While encompassing analysis of discourses on Donald Trump, Brexit, climate change and the Alt-Right, Block furthers our understanding of this global phenomena by providing a revealing analysis of political communications relating to corruption scandals involving the Spanish conservative party. Through an innovative theoretical framework that combines critical discourse and discourse historical approaches with nuanced political analysis, he uncovers the rhetorical means by which esoteric truths and misleading narratives about corruption are created and demonstrates how they become, in their turn, corrupt discourses. This original work offers fresh insights for scholars of Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Politics, Cultural and Communication Studies, and will also appeal to general readers with an interest in political communication and Spanish politics.
The book critiques the prevailing focus on global language and culture flows in discussions of language and identity, highlighting the neglect of political economy and social class. It argues that rising socioeconomic inequality, driven by neoliberal policies, necessitates a reevaluation of identity concepts. By addressing these gaps, the author aims to reshape the understanding of how identity is constructed and influenced in contemporary society.
Explores how political economy intersects with sociolinguistics, specifically how neoliberalism, inequality and social class mediate language in society issues. This book concludes that such research generally contains little in the way of thorough and in-depth coverage of the key ideas and conceptual frameworks said to undergird it.
Unearths baseball's buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods.
Using excerpts from a letter written by famed astronomer Galileo in 1615, two modern-day astronomers explore the relationship between science and faith, arguing that our notion of ultimate truth must include both the physical and spiritual domains.
This volume explores the inner-workings of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education (HE) at two universities. This book is written for scholars interested in issues surrounding EMI in HE in general, as well as practitioners who wish to know more about the ins and outs of EMI in HE from multiple perspectives.
