Book contents
- Speech and the City
- Speech and the City
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Disclaimer in Regard to Website Content
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Linguaphobia
- 2 The City as Multilingual Utopia
- 3 (Re)claiming Knowledge
- 4 Access and Agency
- 5 Heritage and Skills
- 6 Celebration and Citizenship
- 7 Academia and Advocacy
- 8 The Mirage of the Civic University
- References
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
7 - Academia and Advocacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 May 2024
- Speech and the City
- Speech and the City
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Disclaimer in Regard to Website Content
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Linguaphobia
- 2 The City as Multilingual Utopia
- 3 (Re)claiming Knowledge
- 4 Access and Agency
- 5 Heritage and Skills
- 6 Celebration and Citizenship
- 7 Academia and Advocacy
- 8 The Mirage of the Civic University
- References
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
Summary
Academia can instigate policy debates. Data collection instruments like the Census are framed in a monolingual mindset that makes it difficult to obtain a full picture of language diversity, while the smart city concept can be applied to language to capture a wider range of data. In using language to determine origin and entitlement to refugee status, we interrogated prevailing concepts and enriched judicial procedures by offering new methods of analysis and interpretation, helping to ensure a more just consideration of claims. The chapter also describes the managerial culture of control over the public narrative around the value of modern languages that aimed essentially at protecting the sector and existing ontologies. The chapter concludes with a consideration of locality studies as a new, alternative framework through which to engage in the study of local languages and forge international connections.
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- Speech and the CityMultilingualism, Decoloniality and the Civic University, pp. 118 - 141Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024