Marnie Holborow

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Marnie Holborow, Associate Faculty in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies at Dublin City University, has written widely on politics and language. She has held visiting scholar positions at Hunter College, New York and San Francisco State University, and at City University of New York. She is author of The Politics of English, of chapters and articles on neoliberalism and applied linguistics, austerity politics and higher education in Ireland, the legacy of Raymond Williams and on conflicting interpretations of the political keyword, Brexit. She contributed the first entry of Neoliberalism for the Wiley Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Her most recent book is Language and Neoliberalism (Routledge 2015). Her most recent book chapter is 'Language Skills and Human Capital: Challenging the neoliberal frame' in Wallace, O'Regan and Gray, Education and the Discourse of Global Neoliberalism (Routledge 2020) other recent journal articles discuss Marxist understandings of language.Currently she is researching the position of women's work in late capitalism.

Book

Year Publication
2024 Marnie Holborow (2024) Homes in Crisis Capitalism: Gender, Work and Revolution. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
2015 Marnie Holborow (2015) Language and Neoliberalism. : Routledge.
2013 Block, D.; Gray, J.; Holborow, M. (2013) Neoliberalism and Applied linguistics. [Link] [DOI]
1999 Marnie Holborow (1999) The Politics of English: A Marxist View of Language. : Sage Publications.

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2020 Marnie Holborow (2020) 'Language skills and human capital: Challenging the neoliberal frame' In: Education and the Discourse of Global Neoliberalism. Abingdon Oxford : Routledge.
2017 Marnie Holborow and John O'Sullivan (2017) 'Hollow Enterprise: Austerity Ireland and the Neoliberal University' In: Higher Education in Austerity Europe. London : Bloomsbury. [Link]
2015 Marnie Holborow (2015) 'Neoliberalism' In: Editor-in-Chief:Carol A. Chapelle, Distinguished Professor of TESL/applied linguistics at Iowa State University(Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. New Jersey, USA : John Wiley & Sons. [DOI]
2013 Holborow, M. (2013) 'What is neoliberalism?: Discourse, ideology and the real world' In: Neoliberalism And Applied Linguistics. [Link] [DOI]
2013 Holborow, M. (2013) 'Neoliberal keywords and the contradictions of an ideology' In: Neoliberalism And Applied Linguistics. [Link] [DOI]
2013 Block, D.; Gray, J. (2013) 'Introduction' In: Neoliberalism And Applied Linguistics. [Link] [DOI]
2006 Holborow, M (2006) 'Language and Ideology; Interconnections between English and Neo-liberalism' In: Julian Edge (ed)(Eds.). In (Re)Locating TESOL in the Age of Empire, London: Palgrave. Basingstoke, Hampshire UK : Palgrave, Macmillan.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2018 Marnie Holborow (2018) 'Language Skills as Human Capital? Challenging the neoliberal frame'. Language and Intercultural Communication, 18 (5):520-532. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2018.1501846
2018 Holborow, Marnie (2018) 'Language commodification and labour: the relevance of Marx'. Language Sciences, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langsci.2018.02.002
2016 Marnie Holborow (2016) 'Neoliberal Keywords, Political Economy and the Relevance of Ideology'. Key Words Journal of the Raymond Williams Society, 14 :38-53. [Link]
2013 Marnie Holborow (2013) 'Applied Linguistics in the Neoliberal University: Ideological Keywords and Social Agency'. Applied Linguistics Review, 4 :229-257.
2012 Holborow, M. (2012) 'Neoliberalism, Human Capital and the Skills Agenda in Education: the Irish Case'. JOURNAL FOR CRITICAL EDUCATION POLICY STUDIES, 1 :93-111.
2007 Holborow, M (2007) 'Language, Ideology and Neoliberalism'. Journal of Language and Politics, 6 :51-73.
2007 Holborow, M. (2007) 'Language, ideology and neoliberalism'. Journal of Language and Politics, 6 . [Link]
2006 Holborow, M (2006) 'Putting the social back into Language: Marx, Volosinov and Vygotsky reexamined'. STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND CAPITALISM, Vol 1 .

Other Journal

Year Publication
2019 Marnie Holborow (2019) 'The politics of the family today' (22) :37-44. [Link]
2018 Marnie Holborow (2018) 'Ireland's Abortion Victory' 160 :19-38. [Link]
2018 Marnie Holborow (2018) 'Taking on the sexist System: Repeal and the fight for real change' 20 :40-47. [Link]

Abstract

Year Publication
2017 Marnie Holborow (2017) A return to class: review of the journal Catalyst. Dublin: ABST [Link]

Book Review

Year Publication
2018 Marnie Holborow (2018) Review of Social Reproduction Theory by Tithi Bhattacharya. BREV [Link]

Other Publication

Year Publication
2016 Marnie Holborow (2016) Multilingual Matters: Language Education and Social Change: A critical view of neoliberalism.
2015 Marnie Holborow (2015) The Routledge Handbook on Migration and Language.
2013 Block, D.; Gray, J. (2013) Acknowledgements. [Link] [DOI]
2013 Marnie Holborow (2013) Review: David Harvey, Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to Urban Revolution.
2011 Holborow, M (2011) The Hunt Report: Head in the Sand Managerialism.
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
American Association of Appllied Linguistics 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2013
International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) 01/08/2011 - 01/08/2012

Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
President's Award for Teaching and Learning 2009-2010
Nominated President's Award for Teaching and Learning 2014

Committees

Committee Function From / To
Association de Linguistique Applique (AILA) -
Amercian Association of Applied Linguists - 31/12/1999
British Association of Applied Lingustics (BAAL) -
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STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND CAPITALISM 01/12/2006 - 01/12/2006

Languages

Language Reading Writing Speaking
French Fluent Fluent Fluent

Reviews

Journal Role
TRANSLOCATIONS: THE IRISH MIGRATION, RACE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION REVIEW
STUDIES IN LANGUAGE AND CAPITALISM
APPLIED LINGUISTICS (PRINT)

Enterprise Engagement

Year Engagement Type Client Description
Supervision MA by Research University of Damascus students 1990
Supervision PHD Students in University of Bethlehen 1991
Advisor on material for publication for Cambridge University Press 2010
Reviewer of Article for IALIC publication 2005
Reviewer of EFL material Gill and Macmillan
Reviewer for Cambridge University Press 2010

Research Interests

World Englishes; Language and neoliberalism; ideology and language; Marxism and language.

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2022 Description of 2022_EN327 EN327
2022 Description of 2022_EN115 EN115
2022 Description of 2022_EN301 EN301
2022 Description of 2022_LC544 LC544