"Use the right words": Verbal Hygiene and Feminist Politics

"Use the right words": Verbal Hygiene and Feminist Politics
Both conservative and progressive movements have a long history of engagement in verbal hygiene, attempting to influence the use of language so that it aligns with their beliefs and values. In this talk I will focus on the ways in which progressive movements, including feminism, have sought to regulate language-use in pursuit of political goals, looking at the forms their interventions have taken and the questions or problems these may raise. ‘Use the right words’ may be a familiar exhortation, but determining what ‘the right words’ are is a more complicated matter than it might look. UCL Women's Liberation welcomes Professor Deborah Cameron.
Diane Stoianov
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3/25/2022
00:38:55
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