Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality A Student Guide

Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality leads students through the process of undertaking research in order to explore how gender and sexuality are represented and constructed through language. Drawing on international research, Sauntson incorporates a fluid understanding of genders and sexualities and includes research on a diverse range of identities. This accessible guidebook offers an outline of the practical steps and ethical guidelines involved when gathering linguistic data for the purpose of investigating gender and sexuality. Each chapter contains up-to-date information and empirical case studies that relate to a range of topics within the field of language, gender and sexuality, as well as suggestions for how students could practically research the areas covered. Student-friendly, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of English language, linguistics and gender studies.

Contents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1 – What Questions Might A Linguist Ask about Language, Gender and Sexuality? Chapter 2 – Theorising Gender and Sexuality: Feminism, Queer Theory and Performativity Chapter 3 – What Does It Mean To Do Research in Language, Gender and Sexuality? Chapter 4 – An Overview of Analytical Frameworks Chapter 5 – Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Private and Public Contexts Chapter 6 – Researching Linguistic Representations of Gender and Sexuality in the Media Chapter 7 – Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Forensic Contexts Chapter 8 – Breaking the Binary: Investigating Transgender, Gender Variance and Language Chapter 9 – Researching Gender- and Sexuality-based Discriminatory Language Chapter 10 – Writing Up, Drawing Conclusions and Sharing Your Research Appendix References Index

Helen Sauntson is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at York St John University, UK. Her research areas are language in education and language, gender and sexuality. She has published a range of books, chapters and journal articles in these areas and is co-editor of the Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality book series.