Political activism in the linguistic landscape : Or, How to use public space as a medium for protest / Philip Seargeant with Korina Giaxoglou and Frank Monahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seargeant, Philip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Led By Donkeys (Campaign group).

Communication in politics--Great Britain.

Communication in politics.

Rhetoric--Political aspects--Great Britain.

Rhetoric.

Public spaces--Political aspects--Great Britain.

Public spaces.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, TN : Multilingual Matters, [2023]

Summary:

This graphic novel looks at political activism in the public landscape with a particular focus on the UK activist group Led By Donkeys. The book is both an innovative approach to the presentation of academic research, and an exploration of how political activism can use the linguistic landscape as a resource for communicating its message.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Setting the Scene

A Accountability

B Brexit

C Covid

D Democracy

E Emplacement

F Freedom of Expression

G Grassroots Campaign

H Hypocrisy

I Intertextuality

J Just Joking

L Law

M Metalinguistic Landscape

N Narrative

O Online–Offline Nexus

P Place (and Space)

Q Quotation

R Rule of Law

S Social Media

T Twitter

U Urban Environments

V Victory?

Z Zed

Afterword

A Second, More Word-Based Afterword

Appendix

A Model of Context for Grassroots Political Protest

Bibliography

Cast and Crew

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781800416833

1800416830

9781800416840

1800416849

OCLC:

1380466895