{"product_id":"subjectivity-language-and-the-postcolonial-hannah-botsis-9781138289338","title":"Subjectivity, Language and the Postcolonial: Beyond Bourdieu in South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSubjectivity, Language and the Postcolonial, \u003c\/i\u003e Hannah Botsis draws on theoretical work that exists at the intersection of critical social psychology, sociolinguistics and the political economy of language, to examine the relationships between language, subjectivity, materiality and political context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book foregrounds the ways in which the work of Bourdieu could be read in conjunction with 'poststructural' theorists such as Butler and Derrida to offer a critical understanding of subjectivity, language and power in postcolonial contexts. This critical engagement with theorists traditionally from outside of psychology allows for a situated approach to understanding the embodied and symbolic possibilities and constraints for the postcolonial subject. This exploration opens up how micro-politics of power are refracted through ideological categories such as language, race and class in post-apartheid South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso drawing on the empirical findings of original research undertaken in the South African context on students' linguistic biographies, the book offers a unique perspective - critical social theory is brought to bear on the empirical linguistic biographies of postcolonial subjects, offering insight into how power is negotiated in the postcolonial symbolic economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses including social psychology, sociolinguistics, sociology, politics, and education, this is an invaluable resource for students and researchers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Botsis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138289337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138289338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Hannah Botsis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120932483327,"sku":"9781138289338","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c4c4cd2-f2ad-4bf5-8fff-0b2b29b11470.jpg?v=1687417093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/subjectivity-language-and-the-postcolonial-hannah-botsis-9781138289338","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}