Political Correctness

The controversy about political correctness is being carried on in politics and the society, in science and culture; it affects the use of language and the presentation of images in general and the public opinion in concrete terms. From a linguistic point of view, the efforts regarding language corrections and in particular the discussions regarding a gender-correct use of language are of special interest. Yet, the discussion also arises in educational and religion-specific contexts as well as in the political dispute with and about right-wing populism. The public debate regarding taboos and the breaking of taboos in journalism as well as in literature and visual arts also belong to the issue.

With contributions by
Elzbieta Adamiak, Georg Albert, Lothar Bluhm, Franziska Carls, Svenja Hermes, Martin Lange, Alexander Linke, Thomas Müller-Schneider, Frank Polzenhagen, Jürgen Raab, Markus Schiefer Ferrari, Jan Georg Schneider, Marie Schröer, Gregor Schuhen, Katharina Turgay und Timo S. Werner.