[Commlist] New Book Unruly Speech

https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=32713 
<https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=32713>
*Unruly Speech: Displacement and the Politics of Transgression*

Unruly Speechexplores how Uyghurs in China and in the diaspora 
transgress sociopolitical limits with "unruly" communication practices 
in a quest for change. Drawing on research in China, the United States, 
and Germany, Saskia Witteborn situates her study against the backdrop of 
displacement and shows how naming practices and witness accounts become 
potent ways of resistance in everyday interactions and in global 
activism. Featuring the voices of Uyghurs from three continents,Unruly 
Speechanalyzes the discursive and material force of place names, social 
media, surveillance, and the link between witnessing and the discourse 
on human rights. The book provides a granular view of disruptive 
communication: its global political moorings and socio-technical 
control. The rich ethnographic study will appeal to audiences interested 
in migration and displacement, language and social interaction, 
advocacy, digital surveillance, and a transnational China.

About the author

*Saskia Witteborn*is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and 
Communication at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She 
coauthored the SAGE Handbook of Media and Migration (2020) andTogether: 
Communicating Interpersonally: A Social Construction Approach(6th ed., 
2005).

*Reviews*

"Based on a rigorous, multi-sited ethnography conducted in Xinjiang and 
within diasporas in Germany and the United States,Unruly Speechis a 
thorough inquiry into transgressive spaces of testimony and advocacy 
under digital surveillance in totalitarian regimes. It provides an 
important contribution to the anthropology of resistance."

—Didier Fassin, Institute for Advanced Study and the Collège de France

"Unruly Speechis a compelling multi-sited ethnography of Uyghur 
communication practices as they are shaped by both oppressive state 
measures and migratory routes. Addressing the special affordances and 
hazards of digital media, this book makes a significant and timely 
contribution to communication research and to the study of globalization 
through its emphasis on transnational movement and process."

—Tamar Katriel, author ofDefiant Discourse




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