Speaking and Being: How Language Binds and Frees Us

Kübra Gümüsay's book explores how language shapes our thinking and determines our politics, showing how people become invisible as individuals when seen as part of a group, and how arguments can happen in a space of learning and vulnerability without sacrificing principles. She suggests how we might shape conversations to allow for greater ambiguity and individuality.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 05 May 2022
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR

I can't stop talking about this book! Jamie Klingler, co-founder of #ReclaimTheseStreets, has crafted a true gem. It makes you look at the world and yourself in a fresh light.

Minna Salami, author of Sensuous Knowledge: A Black Feminist Approach for Everyone, praises it as a generous combination of passion and practicality that is hard to resist.

This rare book has the potential to change our minds, as Daniel Hahn OBE, an esteemed author, states.

It's a book that is both vigorous and generous, pleasurable and galvanizing. Sophie Hughes, a talented translator who was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, describes it as such.

What does it truly mean to speak freely? Kübra Gümüsay, a writer and activist fighting for equality, has spent years contemplating these questions. In this book, she delves into how language shapes our thinking and influences our politics.

She highlights how individuals become invisible when they are always viewed as part of a group, and how those in the minority often have to expend energy cleaning up the messy thinking of others.

However, she also offers insights on how we can shape conversations to allow for greater ambiguity and individuality, how arguments can occur in a space of learning and vulnerability without compromising principles, and how we can all speak freely.

As a writer and activist, Kübra Gümüsay has dedicated her life to promoting equality and justice. Her book is a testament to her unwavering commitment to these causes.

It's a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the power of language and the importance of speaking freely. Don't miss out on this incredible journey of self-discovery and enlightenment.

Weight: 308g
Dimension: 139 x 205 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788168496
Edition number: Main