Speaking and being

Speaking and being (Paperback)

Gümü­say, Kübra (Author)

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What does it mean to exist in a language that was never meant for you to speak? Why are we missing certain words? How can we talk about our communal problems without fuelling them? What does it actually mean to speak freely? As a writer and activist fighting for equality, Kübra Gümüsay has been thinking about these questions for many years. She explores how language shapes our thinking and determines our politics. She shows how people become invisible as individuals when they are always seen as part of a group, and the way those in the minority often have to expend energy cleaning up the messy...

ISBN (SKU)

9781788168502

Pages

240

Dimensions

198x129

Imprint

Profile Books

Published

30, April, 2025

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