Robert Blackwood is Professor in French Sociolinguistics at the University of Liverpool, UK. John Macalister is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
The investigation of multilingualism and memory constitutes a strong guiding thread that renders the entire work coherent, fully understandable and well-structured ... A valuable reference tool for scholars who deal with language and memory studies. * LINGUIST List * This is such an important book in sociolinguistics and beyond. Wonderful! Remembering and forgetting are not simply individual cognitive processes. They are historically and politically situated and part of defining who we are now and how we form societies. The book offers a wealth of fascinating insights into this process. * David Machin, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, OErebro University, Sweden * This powerful and profoundly important volume explores the 'realms of memory' through the multiple lenses of memory, memorialization and multilingualism. Focusing on a range of 'memory places' across the world, the authors interrogate the public political language of memorials and the extent to which multilingualism is deployed, silenced or even fetishized. * Nkululeko Mabandla, Lecturer in Sociology, University of Cape Town, South Africa *