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… (more)
Publisher: Multilingual Matters (November 15, 2013)
Collection: Encounters
Format: EPUB
Page count: 224 pages
Protection: DRM
Language: English