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Discusses the many ways that racism and hierarchies of language hinder honesty and harm society.
In this bold attempt to challenge readers' assumptions about racial prejudice, JPB Gerald explores how racism and hierarchies of language hinder effective education and harm societies around the world. Through a wide range of interviews with experts in areas ranging from US states generally perceived as being progressive to countries including Finland, Algeria and Japan, the author explores how a centuries-long battle for control of the narrative around race and language continues to be fought across the globe.
The chapters address how racism and harmful linguistic ideologies are perceived, and how these perceptions are influenced and exacerbated by popular culture, which often obscures the reality of intersecting axes of oppression. The book concludes by drawing together the common threads and exploring how readers can challenge and change the narrative.
Contents
Prologue
Introduction
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Chapter 1. A Progressive Paradise?: The Pacific Northwest
Chapter 2. Untruths and Reconciliation: Canada
Chapter 3. It's Time for the Sun to Set: The United Kingdom
Chapter 4. Jim Croc: Australia
Chapter 5. The Purveyors of Public Pedagogy: California
Chapter 6. Trying to 'Nice' It Away: The Midwest
Chapter 7. The 'Right' Kind of Spanish: Mexico
Chapter 8. EFL on a Rampage: South Korea and Japan
Chapter 9. Learning Colonialism: Algeria
Chapter 10. Trapped in the Sunken Place: New England
Chapter 11. The Goodest Country: Finland
Chapter 12. Lacking the Tools: Italy
Chapter 13. Home Sweet Home?: New York City
Conclusion
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Citations!
Index
