A Weave of Symbolic Violence: Dominance and Complicity in Sociolinguistic Research on Multilingualism

Autor/inn/en	Ganuza, Natalia; Karlander, David; Salö, Linus
Titel	A Weave of Symbolic Violence: Dominance and Complicity in Sociolinguistic Research on Multilingualism
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 39 (2020) 4, S.451-473 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ganuza, Natalia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2019-0033
Schlagwörter	Sociolinguistics; Multilingualism; Violence; Archives; Group Discussion; Males; Sexuality; Researchers; Audio Equipment; Power Structure; Interpersonal Communication; Social Environment; Language Usage; Swedish; Language Variation; Doctoral Students; Language Research; Immigrants; Urban Areas; Discourse Analysis; Gender Bias; Foreign Countries; Sweden (Stockholm) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziolinguistik; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Gewalt; Archivwesen; Archiv; Gruppendiskussion; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Sexualität; Researcher; Forscher; Audio-CD; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Soziales Umfeld; Sprachgebrauch; Schwedisch; Sprachenvielfalt; Doctoral studies; Doctorate studies; Student; Students; Doctoral candidate; Doktorandenprogramm; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Doktorand; Doktorandin; Sprachforschung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Urban area; Stadtregion; Diskursanalyse; Geschlechterstereotyp; Ausland
Abstract	This paper discusses symbolic violence in sociolinguistic research on multilingualism. It revisits an archived recording of a group discussion between four boys about their chances of having sex with a female researcher. The data is rife with symbolic violence. Most obviously, the conversation enacted a heterosexist form of symbolic violence. This was, however, not the only direction in which violence was exerted. As argued by (Bourdieu & Wacquant. 1992. "An invitation to reflexive sociology." Cambridge: Polity), symbolic violence involves two fundamental elements -- domination and complicity. In the case at hand, the boys' sexist banter conformed to dominant expectations about their linguistic behavior, imbued in the research event. This is symbolic complicity of the kind that the Bourdieusian notion foresees. Yet another subordination to the dominant vision occurred when the researchers captured the conversation on tape, but decided to exempt it from publication. Here, we argue that giving deepened attention to sociolinguists' own run-ins with symbolic violence during research is valuable, because it provides an opportunity to reflexively consider the social conditions of the research practices, in relation to the data produced and analyzed. Ultimately, this reflexive exercise may help sociolinguists sharpen their tools for understanding the give and take of dominance and complicity unfolding in their data. (As Provided).
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