Isms in Language Education Oppression, Intersectionality and Emancipation
Isms in Language Education: Oppression, Intersectionality and Emancipation by Damian J. Rivers, published by De Gruyter Mouton in 2017, offers a comprehensive exploration of various ideological frameworks within language education. This edition spans 269 pages and is presented in English. The book features contributions from multiple authors, each examining different aspects of how isms—such as elitism, native-speakerism, and heterosexism—impact language teaching and learning practices.
Readers will find a collection of critical analyses that address the intersectionality of language education and its socio-political implications. The discussions include case studies and theoretical perspectives that highlight the challenges faced by educators and learners in diverse contexts. Topics such as ethnocentrism, teacher agency, and the influence of capitalism and communism on language education are explored, providing a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the complexities of language arts and linguistics. This book serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the philosophical and social dimensions of education.
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Karin Zotzmann and Damian J. Rivers: Introduction: bringing the ISMs into focus — Cynthia D. Nelson: The -isms as interpretive prisms: a pedagogically useful concept — Karin Zotzmann: Intersectionality from a critical realist perspective: a case study of Mexican teachers of English — Ursula Lanvers: Elitism in language learning in the UK — Damian J. Rivers: Native-speakerism and the betrayal of the native speaker language-teaching professional — Rodrigo Joseph Rodríguez: Against ethnocentrism and toward translanguaging in literacy and English education — Olga Campbell-Thomson: Cutting across the ideological split of capitalism/communism: Shcherba’s insights on foreign language education — Sardar M. Anwaruddin: Methodism versus teacher agency in TESOL — Gregorio Hernandez-Zamora: Academicism in language: a Shelob’s web that devours and kills from inside — Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini: Scientism as a linchpin of oppressing isms in language education research — Sangeeta Bagga-Gupta: Languaging and isms of reinforced boundaries across settings: multidisciplinary ethnographical explorations — David Rhodes: Heterosexism: A pedagogy of homophobic oppression — Roslyn Appleby: Occidental romanticism and English language education
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