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(Dis-)Harmony
Amplifying Voices in Polyphone Cultural Productions
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The present volume investigates the representation and use AVof multilingualism, language variation in English and otherlanguages in a variety of media and cultural production(stand-up comedy shows, drag shows, musical genres, TVseries, sports commentary, to name some). Scholars fromvarious disciplines - from literary or cultural studies, fromlinguistics, language teaching, and media studies - discussa (dis-)harmony of voices, identity formation, (media)representation, power distribution and awareness. Theylook at the (linguistic) representations of (marginalized)groups or communities in films, TV series, novels, songsetc. and some include the analysis of the language(s) andlanguage varieties used. They discuss the visibility, agency,empowerment, stereotyping or ridiculing of different socialgroups and treat issues of authenticity, (self-)identity formation,style-shifting, audiences, media types and genres.With this, the present volume explores and expandsthe concept of polyphony as it was famously employed byMikhail Bakhtin in 1929.
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