Cycling is good’ but ‘cyclists are reckless’

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ID8250036
AuthorsMaria Cristina Caimotto (0000-0001-7272-0275, University of Turin, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume7
Issue1
Pages52-74
Publication date2023-02-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Discrimination (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2397-2645 • E-ISSN: 2397-2637
PublisherEquinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1558/jld.24428
OpenAlexW4320727100
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited8

Urban mobility choices and policies are not a common object of study for linguistics. These policies and choices actually generate forms of discrimination by creating reified identities of ‘drivers’ against ‘cyclists’ against ‘pedestrians’. Through the prism of ‘mobility justice’ this paper shows how detrimental discursive choices contribute to the normalisation of a mobility system which is highly discriminatory and a source of toxicity and danger to humanity. The discriminations imposed by the hegemonic system of automobility reinforce other forms of intersectional discrimination. By looking at journalistic texts that employ road-user identities to fuel narratives of conflict, this study highlights the need for linguists to contribute to language-focused investigations already being carried out from the perspectives of other disciplines such as Geography, Sociology or Transport Studies. It also shows how these investigations can provide answers to broader questions concerning climate inaction

Criminology · Economic Justice · Hegemony · Humanity · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Prism · Sociology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Spaces through Art

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