Essays in Linguistic Ethnography: Ethics, Aesthetics, Encounters - Paperback

by Adrian Blackledge (Author), Angela Creese (Author)

This book argues for an approach to linguistic ethnography which departs from the perspective of the academic researcher, to amplify instead the voices of participants, researchers and collaborators. It reflects on ways of reporting research which add multiple perspectives and represent ambiguity more meaningfully than traditional academic prose.

Author Biography

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.

Angela Creese is Professor of Linguistic Ethnography at the University of Stirling, UK. She has published widely on multilingualism and ethnographic methods.