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[Commlist] New Book Unruly Speech

Thu Feb 09 20:10:02 GMT 2023




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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