Beyond language: Kurdish language activism in the face of colonial language governmentality

This ethnographic work examines both the colonial language governmentality imposed by the Turkish state and the Kurdish language activism as a response to this system. Through a genealogical study, it calls for a reconsideration of the linguistic condition in Turkey as being more than nationalist, h...

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Main Author: Arpacık, Demet (Author)
Format: Thesis Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; Boston De Gruyter Mouton [2025]
Series:Contributions to the sociology of language volume 125
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Online Access:DE-1043
DE-1046
DE-858
DE-859
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DE-473
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Summary:This ethnographic work examines both the colonial language governmentality imposed by the Turkish state and the Kurdish language activism as a response to this system. Through a genealogical study, it calls for a reconsideration of the linguistic condition in Turkey as being more than nationalist, highlighting its foundation in intertwined ideologies of racism, imperialism, and colonialism. It then provides an analysis of new possibilities and directions led by the actors of the Kurdish language movement, which seeks to enhance not only the linguistic but also the socio-political condition of the Kurdish people by taking a "beyond language" approach. The work advances our thinking about language oppression and minority language activism
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite [317]-339
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (X, 342 Seiten) Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9783111143873
9783111144399
DOI:10.1515/9783111143873

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