The Discourse of Powerlessness and Repression: Life stories of domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong (Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics) - Tapa dura

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Ladegaard, Hans J.

 
9781138640474: The Discourse of Powerlessness and Repression: Life stories of domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong (Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1138640476 ISBN 13: 9781138640474
Editorial: Routledge, 2016

Sinopsis

This book explores how abused domestic helpers in Hong Kong discursively construct themselves in sharing sessions with other helpers. A wide variety of competing identities are constructed in the narratives: submissive helper, sacrificial mother, daughter and wife, and powerless traumatised victim, but also resourceful indignant migrant women who, through sharing and peer support, become empowered to fight against abusive employers. This book provides detailed discourse analysis of the women’s narratives, but it also explores larger issues such as global migration, exploitation, language and power, abuse and the psychology of evil, intergroup communication, and peer support and empowerment.

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Hans J. Ladegaard is Professor and Head of the Department of English, at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1138640476
ISBN 13 
9781138640474
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
242
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9780367375942: The Discourse of Powerlessness and Repression: Life stories of domestic migrant workers in Hong Kong (Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics)

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ISBN 10:  036737594X ISBN 13:  9780367375942
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