Event type:

In person

Date & time:

16 Mar 2022, 14:00 – 15:00

'Use the right words': Verbal hygiene and feminist politics

UCL Women's Liberation SIG are delighted to welcome Deborah Cameron to talk about the ways in which progressive movements, including feminism, have sought to regulate language-use in pursuit of political goals.

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'Use the right words': Verbal hygiene and feminist politics

16 Mar 2022, 14:00 – 15:00

Professor Deborah Cameron

Linguistics Faculty, University of Oxford

Her research focuses on the relationship between linguistic and social phenomena, and she has published numerous books and articles about language and sex/gender, including one aimed at non-linguists, The Myth of Mars and Venus. She has also written a short introduction to feminism for Profile Books, and is the owner of the blog Language: A Feminist Guide.

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Pre-booking essential

Cost

Free

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All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Judith Suissa

j.suissa@ucl.ac.uk