Ode to the City – An Ethnographic Drama

This ethnographic drama script is adapted from observations conducted in a large city centre library in the UK. It is a creative curation of field notes, transcripts, audio recordings, video recordings, conversations, and observations. The ethnographic drama tells a story of political tension in everyday life at a time of austerity.

About the author

Adrian Blackledge is Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of Stirling, UK. He has published widely on both multilingualism and sociolinguistics. Together with Angela Creese he is the author of Voices of a City Market: An Ethnography (Multilingual Matters, 2019), Interpretations - An Ethnographic Drama (Multilingual Matters, 2021), Volleyball - An Ethnographic Drama (Multilingual Matters, 2021) and Ode to the City - An Ethnographic Drama (Multilingual Matters, 2022). He was Birmingham Poet Laureate from 2014-2016.

Summary

This ethnographic drama script is adapted from observations conducted in a large city centre library in the UK. It is a creative curation of field notes, transcripts, audio recordings, video recordings, conversations, and observations. The ethnographic drama tells a story of political tension in everyday life at a time of austerity.

Product details

• Authors: Adrian Blackledge, Blackledge Adrian, Angela Creese
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781800415164
• ISBN: 978-1-80041-516-4
• Dimensions: 174 mm x 245 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 186 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, REFERENCE / Research, Migration, immigration & emigration, Social issues & processes, Migration, immigration and emigration, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology, Social or cultural Integration and assimilation