Juliane Noack Napoles – författare

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to try to answer the question of how do we, as human beings, go from the socially neutral linguistic act of discriminating external stimuli to the socially loaded act of promoting social discrimination though language? This contributed volume brings together works presented at the international event “From Discriminating to Discrimination – The Influence of Language on Identity and Subjectivity”. This was an online event hosted and organized by the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Germany, in partnership with São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, that brought together lecturers from different universities around the world. During the event, linguists, psychologists, language teachers, social workers and pedagogues got together to discuss how discriminating can be recognized as a natural and important ability of the human being in the early stages of life and, after that, how to avoid discriminatory acts againstothers. The debates held online took into account the important and necessary dialogue between linguistics and other social sciences to discuss the role played by language as a form of building subjectivity and teaching practices that can contribute to minimize discrimination and promote integration and acceptance in a broad sense, understanding the preponderant role of language in recognizing what is different (discriminating), without diminishing or excluding it (discrimination). From Discriminating to Discrimination: The Influence of Language on Identity and Subjectivity will help linguists, psychologists, educators, social workers and a broad range of social scientists working with cognitive, linguistic and educational studies understand the path taken by differentiation, from the beginning of the child's language development – when discrimination (of sounds, gestures, etc.) is essential for the acquisition of language to occur –, until the moment when differentiation, discrimination, ceases to be an essential factor and becomes a means of social segregation.

This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to try to answer the question of how do we, as human beings, go from the socially neutral linguistic act of discriminating external stimuli to the socially loaded act of promoting social discrimination though language? This contributed volume brings together works presented at the international event “From Discriminating to Discrimination – The Influence of Language on Identity and Subjectivity”. This was an online event hosted and organized by the Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Germany, in partnership with São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, that brought together lecturers from different universities around the world. During the event, linguists, psychologists, language teachers, social workers and pedagogues got together to discuss how discriminating can be recognized as a natural and important ability of the human being in the early stages of life and, after that, how to avoid discriminatory acts againstothers. The debates held online took into account the important and necessary dialogue between linguistics and other social sciences to discuss the role played by language as a form of building subjectivity and teaching practices that can contribute to minimize discrimination and promote integration and acceptance in a broad sense, understanding the preponderant role of language in recognizing what is different (discriminating), without diminishing or excluding it (discrimination). From Discriminating to Discrimination: The Influence of Language on Identity and Subjectivity will help linguists, psychologists, educators, social workers and a broad range of social scientists working with cognitive, linguistic and educational studies understand the path taken by differentiation, from the beginning of the child's language development – when discrimination (of sounds, gestures, etc.) is essential for the acquisition of language to occur –, until the moment when differentiation, discrimination, ceases to be an essential factor and becomes a means of social segregation.

This book explores the concept of participation within the dynamic interplay between involvement and decision-making, set against an international backdrop and across diverse fields of social work practice and education. Participation, defined as meaningful engagement that acknowledges the needs and potential of all individuals, transcends mere decision-making. It requires active perception, collaboration, and communication, rather than simply selecting from externally defined options. This principle applies to both children and adults, operating at individual, structural, and societal levels. Consequently, it is essential to explore this concept across all dimensions of social work and pedagogical theory, research, and practice, as reflected in the interdisciplinary contributions of authors representing six countries on three continents.

Das Buch bietet eine Einführung in die Zusammenhänge von subjektiven und strukturellen Momenten der Vulnerabilität und ihren pädagogischen Implikationen. Es greift auf Forschungen der Philosophie, Psychologie, Soziologie, Kultur- und Erziehungswissenschaft des 20. Jahrhunderts zurück, um zu verdeutlichen, welche Grundlagen, Auswirkungen, Formen und Entwicklungen von Verletzbarkeit und Fragilität von zentraler Bedeutung sind. Zugleich wird herausgearbeitet, welche pädagogischen Ansätze es ermöglichen, Vulnerabilitäten vorzubeugen, ihnen zu begegnen oder ihre Folgen zu bearbeiten. Strukturell orientiert sich das Buch an zentralen Autor*innen des 20. Jahrhunderts, denen nicht nur für ihre jeweilige Disziplin, sondern auch für den Vulnerabilitätsdiskurs insgesamt eine Schlüsselstellung zukommt.