Katy Highet
Biographic Data
| ID | 221406 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katy Highet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katy |
| FAMILY NAME | Highet |
| SIGNATURE | HIGHET K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the West of Scotland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4706-0601 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Linguistic Imperialism from Below: Moral Aspiration and Social Mobility
Journal Article Linguistic Imperialism from Below: Moral Aspiration and Social Mobility Get access LINGUISTIC IMPERIALISM FROM BELOW: MORAL ASPIRATION AND SOCIAL MOBILITY Leya Mathew Multilingual Matters, 2022 Katy Highet Katy Highet University of the West of Scotland, UK E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Applied Linguistics, amad063, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amad063 Publi…
Language, work & social critique: In dialogue with the translated works of Josiane Boutet
Article Language, work & social critique: in dialogue with the translated works of Josiane Boutet was published on March 1, 2025 in the journal International Journal of the Sociology of Language (volume 2025, issue 292)
Desire, pride and profit: Affective economies of English in India
Scholarship on neoliberalism has shown how employability discourses compel students to invest in English. What remains underexplored is the role of affect in these processes, and how it works to anchor these discourses deep within people's subjectivities. Drawing on ethnographic data from an English-teaching NGO in Delhi, I explore the affective economy of English in India in order to demonstrate how and why English becomes desirable, for whom, a…
Being/becoming better people: Personality, Morality and Language Education
Being/becoming better people: personality, morality and language education 1.The pervasiveness of personality: folk linguistics and academic theories Speaking two languages really could give you a split personality, researchers have found.They say that many speakers have entirely different personalities in each
English and 'personality development: The hyper-individualization and de-politicization of social mobility in India
In the last two decades, English learning in India has undergone noticeable and subtle transformations. Alongside the massive increase in coaching centres to cater for widespread demand, there has also emerged a tacit understanding that it is no longer enough to speak English to be socially mobile: students must also engage in a range of self-work, or 'personality development'. In this article, I draw on ethnographic data from an NGO in Delhi tha…
Transcultural voices: Narrating Hip Hop culture in complex Delhi’ Jaspal Naveel Singh (2021)
Transcultural voices: Narrating Hip Hop culture in complex DelhiJaspal Naveel Singh (2021)Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Pp. 328ISBN: 9781800413818 (pbk)ISBN: 9781788928137 (hbk)ISBN: 9781788928144 (eBook)ISBN: 9781788928151 (EPUB)
Exploiter le plurilinguisme pour vendre une expérience « monolingue ». Le cas du tourisme linguistique à Malte
La recherche sociolinguistique sur le tourisme linguistique a longtemps porté son attention en premier lieu sur les pratiques langagières des apprenant·e·s et a largement ignoré les différent·e·s acteur·trice·s travaillant dans cette industrie. De plus, la gestion institutionnelle du plurilinguisme dans des écoles de langues avec une clientèle internationale est peu étudiée. En s'appuyant sur une étude ethnographique menée dans une école d'anglai…
Ripenglish: Race, class and 'good English' in India
This article explores how metapragmatic discourses on "good" and "bad" English in India are mobilized in ways that allow actors to negotiate their status as English speakers. Adopting an intersectional framework that highlights the relationality of colonial, racialized, and classed claims to authority, the article shows how the co-naturalization of language and race shapes assessments of competency and legitimacy and how this is mitigated through…
She will control my son: Navigating womanhood, English and social mobility in India
Through its colonial, class- and caste-based history, English in India has come to be seen as a powerful resource that opens doors for those who 'have' it and holds back those who do not. For women, English ostensibly offers various promises in addition to employment: progressiveness and 'empowerment'; and the potential for upward mobility through marriage. Yet, the conversion of English capital for English-speaking Indian women proves to be inte…
She will control my son: Navigating womanhood, English and social mobility in India
Through its colonial, class- and caste-based history, English in India has come to be seen as a powerful resource that opens doors for those who 'have' it and holds back those who do not. For women, English ostensibly offers various promises in addition to employment: progressiveness and 'empowerment'; and the potential for upward mobility through marriage. Yet, the conversion of English capital for English-speaking Indian women proves to be inte…
Desire, pride and profit: Affective economies of English in India
Scholarship on neoliberalism has shown how employability discourses compel students to invest in English. What remains underexplored is the role of affect in these processes, and how it works to anchor these discourses deep within people's subjectivities. Drawing on ethnographic data from an English-teaching NGO in Delhi, I explore the affective economy of English in India in order to demonstrate how and why English becomes desirable, for whom, a…
Ripenglish: Race, class and 'good English' in India
This article explores how metapragmatic discourses on "good" and "bad" English in India are mobilized in ways that allow actors to negotiate their status as English speakers. Adopting an intersectional framework that highlights the relationality of colonial, racialized, and classed claims to authority, the article shows how the co-naturalization of language and race shapes assessments of competency and legitimacy and how this is mitigated through…
She will control my son: Navigating womanhood, English and social mobility in India
Through its colonial, class- and caste-based history, English in India has come to be seen as a powerful resource that opens doors for those who 'have' it and holds back those who do not. For women, English ostensibly offers various promises in addition to employment: progressiveness and 'empowerment'; and the potential for upward mobility through marriage. Yet, the conversion of English capital for English-speaking Indian women proves to be inte…
Transcultural voices: Narrating Hip Hop culture in complex Delhi’ Jaspal Naveel Singh (2021)
Transcultural voices: Narrating Hip Hop culture in complex DelhiJaspal Naveel Singh (2021)Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Pp. 328ISBN: 9781800413818 (pbk)ISBN: 9781788928137 (hbk)ISBN: 9781788928144 (eBook)ISBN: 9781788928151 (EPUB)
Exploiter le plurilinguisme pour vendre une expérience « monolingue ». Le cas du tourisme linguistique à Malte
La recherche sociolinguistique sur le tourisme linguistique a longtemps porté son attention en premier lieu sur les pratiques langagières des apprenant·e·s et a largement ignoré les différent·e·s acteur·trice·s travaillant dans cette industrie. De plus, la gestion institutionnelle du plurilinguisme dans des écoles de langues avec une clientèle internationale est peu étudiée. En s'appuyant sur une étude ethnographique menée dans une école d'anglai…
Ripenglish: Race, class and 'good English' in India
This article explores how metapragmatic discourses on "good" and "bad" English in India are mobilized in ways that allow actors to negotiate their status as English speakers. Adopting an intersectional framework that highlights the relationality of colonial, racialized, and classed claims to authority, the article shows how the co-naturalization of language and race shapes assessments of competency and legitimacy and how this is mitigated through…
Desire, pride and profit: Affective economies of English in India
Scholarship on neoliberalism has shown how employability discourses compel students to invest in English. What remains underexplored is the role of affect in these processes, and how it works to anchor these discourses deep within people's subjectivities. Drawing on ethnographic data from an English-teaching NGO in Delhi, I explore the affective economy of English in India in order to demonstrate how and why English becomes desirable, for whom, a…
Being/becoming better people: Personality, Morality and Language Education
Being/becoming better people: personality, morality and language education 1.The pervasiveness of personality: folk linguistics and academic theories Speaking two languages really could give you a split personality, researchers have found.They say that many speakers have entirely different personalities in each
English and 'personality development: The hyper-individualization and de-politicization of social mobility in India
In the last two decades, English learning in India has undergone noticeable and subtle transformations. Alongside the massive increase in coaching centres to cater for widespread demand, there has also emerged a tacit understanding that it is no longer enough to speak English to be socially mobile: students must also engage in a range of self-work, or 'personality development'. In this article, I draw on ethnographic data from an NGO in Delhi tha…
Linguistic Imperialism from Below: Moral Aspiration and Social Mobility
Journal Article Linguistic Imperialism from Below: Moral Aspiration and Social Mobility Get access LINGUISTIC IMPERIALISM FROM BELOW: MORAL ASPIRATION AND SOCIAL MOBILITY Leya Mathew Multilingual Matters, 2022 Katy Highet Katy Highet University of the West of Scotland, UK E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Applied Linguistics, amad063, https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amad063 Publi…
Language, work & social critique: In dialogue with the translated works of Josiane Boutet
Article Language, work & social critique: in dialogue with the translated works of Josiane Boutet was published on March 1, 2025 in the journal International Journal of the Sociology of Language (volume 2025, issue 292)
Sociology (9 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)