The Language of Protest Acts of Performance, Identity, and Legitimac
Rooted in the performative of Speech Act Theory, this interdisciplinary study crafts a new model to compare the work we do with words when we protest: across genres, from different geographies and languages. Rich with illustrative examples from Turkey, U.
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The Language of Protest
Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill
The Language of Protest Acts of Performance, Identity, and Legitimacy
Mary Lynne Gasaway Hill Department of English and Communication Studies St. Mary’s University, Texas San Antonio, TX, USA
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For the three Andrews Hill, whose answer is never, “No,” but instead always, “How?” and for Thomas J. Hoffman, whose incisiveness and probity were a gift to all who had the privilege of knowing him.
Preface
We live in an era of bombast that makes us suspicious of words. That this is the “WORST/BEST EVER fill-in-the-blank.” An era in which bumper stickers reflect a crass individualism of “It’s all about me” or a disdainfulness of “You’ve mistaken me for someone who cares.” Of talk shows across the political spectrum in which the average anchor shouts at the opposition instead of engaging in a thoughtful discussion of the issues. Of government officials who repeatedly animate Lord Acton’s warning that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Nevertheless, despite this trend, we also live in an era with voices that counter the corruption, disdain or crass individualism with “Fusion>Fission,” that “I don’t have to agree with you to like and respect yo
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