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OPR Issue 13: Language

From the challenges of cultural diversity to the emergence of a new digital public sphere, and from the discourse of animal ethics to the linguistic politics of hostage, this issue explores the theme of language in its myriad forms.

  • In Cameroon, linguistic protection is conflict prevention.
  • Book Review: Habermas revisits the idea of the public sphere in light of the digital revolution.
  • Politics of the Hostage in Israel: getting rid of victimary undertones and embracing perpetual self-questioning.
  • Identities through a consumption perspective: recognising the importance of language in addressing oppression faced by animals.

  • Trump Rallies, Bruce Springsteen and America 

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    Trump Rallies, Bruce Springsteen and America 

    The split between seemingly natural bedfellows – white working class Trump supporters and Springsteen – holds two competing visions for modern America. 

  • ‘Linguistic fascism’: Was Lord Moylan right to raise the alarm on Wales?

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    ‘Linguistic fascism’: Was Lord Moylan right to raise the alarm on Wales?

    To defeat linguistic fascism, we must realise that the true threat to liberty comes from a desire to punish others, corporally or reputationally, for not submitting to the idea that one language should be supreme over…

  • Rattling The Cage of Farmed Animal Identity

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    Rattling The Cage of Farmed Animal Identity

    Our immediate associations of ‘cow’ with ‘milk’ and ‘beef’ are rarely coupled with a recognition of the fact that an individual animal must be exploited to obtain these products.

  • A History of National Language Policies in Singapore

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    A History of National Language Policies in Singapore

    As Singapore grapples with an increasingly complex and intercultural demographic, policymakers must continually reassess language policies to better reflect the lived realities of its citizens.


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