[Linganth] FW: Query from a student looking for resources on the way "terrorist" is used in everyday discourse

[Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein]

I wrote a very brief piece about this a year or so ago. It's for a popular
audience and not a scholarly one, as part of my sporadic attempts to bring
ling-anth to the masses, but still might be helpful?

https://jenabl.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/the-linguistic-construction-of-terrorists/


Jena


On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 12:14 AM, nilep <nilep at ilas.nagoya-u.ac.jp> wrote:

> Two recent-ish books spring to mind.
>
> Adam Hodges 2011 The "War on Terror" narative (Oxford UP)
>
> Joseba Zulaika 2009 Terrorism the self-fulfilling prophecy
>
> Hodges especially treats media and political discourse.
>
> Chad Nilep
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Pritzker, Sonya" <sonya.pritzker at ua.edu>
> Date: 2/11/17 2:27 AM (GMT+09:00)
> To: LINGANTH at listserv.linguistlist.org
> Subject: [Linganth] FW: Query from a student looking for resources on the
> way "terrorist" is used in everyday discourse
>
>
> From: "Pritzker, Sonya" <sonya.pritzker at ua.edu>
> Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 4:27 PM
> To: Linguistic Anthropology Discussion Group <LINGANTH at listserv.
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> Subject: Query from a student looking for resources on the way
> "terrorist" is used in everyday discourse
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have an undergrad student taking my Language & Culture class, and she
> sent me the following query:
>
>  "I am really interested in doing research on the ramifications of using
> the word terrorism and how different actors use that word to designate
> certain groups as terrorists. Let me know if there is anything more i could
> look into or if this not something linguistic anthropology would deal with."
>
> I’ve pointed her to social media and the news, and will meet with her to
> discuss other options. But I was wondering if anyone here could recommend
> any materials that she could read on the topic.
>
> Thanks!
> Sonya
>
>
> Sonya Pritzker, Ph.D.,  Assistant Professor
> University of Alabama, Department of Anthropology
> 350 Marr’s Spring Rd. Tuscaloosa AL 35401
> (205) 348-6554 (office)
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> http://spritzker.people.ua.edu
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Jena Barchas-Lichtenstein, Ph.D.
https://jenabl.wordpress.com/
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