Language, Globalization and the Making of a Tanzanian Beauty Queen by Billings, Sabrina

Language, Globalization and the Making of a Tanzanian Beauty Queen

Through micro-analysis of language use, this book chronicles young women's pathways to becoming a Tanzanian beauty queen,...
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Author: Sabrina Billings
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Language, Globalization and the Making of a Tanzanian Beauty Queen by Billings, Sabrina

Language, Globalization and the Making of a Tanzanian Beauty Queen

€88,89

Language, Globalization and the Making of a Tanzanian Beauty Queen

€88,89
Author: Sabrina Billings
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Through micro-analysis of language use, this book chronicles young women's pathways to becoming a Tanzanian beauty queen, offering an original perspective on the intersection of language with globalization, nationalism, and inequality in urban East Africa. This compelling linguistic ethnography considers the real-life effects, both on- and off-stage, of language policy, education, and gender dynamics for the women competing in the pageants. While highlighting many contestants' struggles for escape from poverty and patriarchy, the book also emphasizes their creative strategies - linguistic and otherwise - for bettering their lives and shows how people living in a global economic periphery take part in, and sometimes feel left out of, the wider world.



Author: Sabrina Billings
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 11/29/2013
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781783090747

About the Author
Sabrina Billings is an Assistant Professor of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Arkansas, USA. Her research explores the interconnections of language with gender, education, globalization, and opportunity, especially in urban East Africa.

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