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The author reveals language to be a vital domain of politics. She argues that if we become aware of some of the communities of language practice within politics, we open a wider range of possiblities with which to describe democracy, citizenship and Europe. Gender is only one of the multiple communities of language practice we need to consider, and the transnational space of the EU provides us with major opportunities to reframe the political process.

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The possibility of expanding and altering the limits of language is central to Hilary Footitt s project. Although located in the political arena, the study has much to offer educators Each chapter represents a conceptually rich movement from old to new, from where our collective thinking/common language has brought us to where these particular women in politics might lead us. As such, the book embodies a sense of natality: it is respectful of the dominant discourses of representation and partisan politics but constantly seeking openings, potentialities, and possibilities for newness Footitt s argument throughout the book is essentially hopeful: linguistic restraints are difficult to erase but she has evidence that language is also mutable and refusable. As such, this work is immensely pedagogical. Footitt takes a look at politics in the way we might take a look at educational policy and practice. We will most likely find in language an unhomely place wherein we are invited to criticall

The possibility of expanding and altering the limits of language is central to Hilary Footitt s project. Although located in the political arena, the study has much to offer educators Each chapter represents a conceptually rich movement from old to new, from where our collective thinking/common language has brought us to where these particular women in politics might lead us. As such, the book embodies a sense of natality: it is respectful of the dominant discourses of representation and partisan politics but constantly seeking openings, potentialities, and possibilities for newness Footitt s argument throughout the book is essentially hopeful: linguistic restraints are difficult to erase but she has evidence that language is also mutable and refusable. As such, this work is immensely pedagogical. Footitt takes a look at politics in the way we might take a look at educational policy and practice. We will most likely find in language an unhomely place wherein we are invited to critically examine the patterns of thinking that give birth to our experience. Anne Phelan, Canadian Journal of Education, Vol. 27, No. 2&3, 2002

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Hilary Footitt is Lecturer in European Studies at Anglia University.

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