This edited book focuses on practices of work in late modern society, taking an ‘issue-based’ and interdisciplinary approach to English Studies which acknowledges the impact of globalization on the position of English in the daily existence of millions of people around the world. Envisioning English as “a diverse yet unified subject” where the study of literature, language, and education can be pursued thematically, it constitutes part of an ongoing transformation and revitalization of English Studies. It will be of interest to readers with backgrounds in linguistics, literature and education, as well as fields normally seen as lying ‘beyond’ English Studies such as psychology, sociology, philosophy, urban studies, political science and childhood studies.
Edited by:
Alastair Henry,
Åke Persson
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 1st ed. 2021
Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9783030697228
ISBN 10: 3030697223
Pages: 262
Publication Date: 27 June 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1: Engaging with Work in Worlds of Change (Alastair Henry and Åke Persson).- Part One: Identities.- Chapter 2: ‘Imagine Being So Suddenly Useless’: Unemployment, Vulnerability and the Irish Financial Crash in Donal Ryan’s The Spinning Heart (Åke Persson).- Chapter 3: Authenticity at Work: English Teachers’ Experiences of Authentic and Inauthentic Acting (Alastair Henry and Sofia Olsén).- Chapter 4: ‘We Do No Harm, We Say What We Want, and We Get Paid for It’: Academic Work and Dignity in Stoner by John Williams (Celia Aijmer Rydsö).- Chapter 5: Working with Identity Work: Supporting Professional Identity Development in Teacher Education (Alastair Henry).- Part Two: Oppositions and Transformations.- Chapter 6: The Superhero and the Tiger Mom: Exploring the Relation Between Parental Expectations and Career Choices in Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew’s The Shadow Hero (Ulrika Andersson Hval).- Chapter 7: Changing English, Changing Challenges: The Work of TeachingEnglish in a Context of Diverse Experiences (Anna Elgemark and Maria Mollstedt).- Chapter 8: Interpreting Children’s Working Lives in James Joyce’s Ulysses (Barry Ryan).- Chapter 9: Global English in the Workplace: Workplace English as a Lingua Franca (WELF) and Successful WELF Users (Hyeseung Jeong).- Chapter 10: From ‘Mayday’ to #MeToo: Workplace Sexual Harassment in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments and The Heart Goes Last (Susanna Rokka).
Alastair Henry is Professor of Language Education in the Department of Social and Behavioural Studies at University West, Sweden. Åke Persson is Professor of English Literatures in the Department of Social and Behavioural Studies at University West, Sweden.
