Focus and Scope

FOCUS

The Journal of Language and Gender (JLG) centers on advancing scholarly understanding of the dynamic relationship between language and gender in various social, cultural, educational, and institutional contexts. The journal emphasizes research that:

  • Examines how language constructs, negotiates, and reflects gender identities and relations.

  • Explores discourse practices, communication patterns, and linguistic representations of gender across different media and cultures.

  • Investigates the intersections of language, gender, power, and ideology in shaping social structures and interactions.

  • Promotes inclusive, feminist, and intersectional approaches to the study of language and communication.

JLG aims to facilitate intellectual exchange among linguists, gender researchers, educators, sociologists, and communication scholars to deepen theoretical and empirical insights into how language and gender interact in shaping human experience and social change—both locally and globally, with a particular emphasis on the Indonesian context and global perspective.

 

SCOPES

The scope of JLG includes, but is not limited to, the following areas and themes:

Language, Gender, and Identity

Focuses on how linguistic practices contribute to the construction and performance of gender identities. Topics include gendered speech styles, language and sexuality, performativity, masculinity and femininity in discourse, and intersectionality in language use.

Discourse and Power Relations

Explores how language reflects and reinforces power dynamics related to gender. Includes studies of critical discourse analysis, gendered political communication, institutional discourse, and the role of language in sustaining or challenging gender inequalities.

Language in Media and Popular Culture

Examines representations of gender in media texts and digital communication. Topics include gendered narratives in film, television, advertising, and social media, as well as multimodal and visual discourse analysis of gender representation.

Gendered Communication in Education and Workplaces

Investigates gendered interaction patterns in classrooms, universities, and professional settings. Includes research on language use among teachers and students, gender bias in educational materials, workplace communication, and leadership discourse.

Feminist Linguistics and Theoretical Perspectives

Addresses feminist and queer linguistic theories, including poststructuralist and intersectional approaches to language and gender. Topics may cover methodological innovations, theory-building, and critical reflections on language and gender research traditions.

Language Policy, Ideology, and Social Justice

Explores how language policies, ideologies, and practices intersect with issues of gender equality, inclusivity, and representation. Includes gender mainstreaming in language education and linguistic rights of marginalized gender groups.

Language, Culture, and Society

Examines cross-cultural and cross-linguistic perspectives on gendered communication, including comparative studies and ethnographic approaches to gendered speech practices in diverse cultural settings.

Inclusive and Nonbinary Language Practices

Focuses on innovations and challenges in implementing gender-inclusive and nonbinary language in various linguistic systems. Includes studies on pronoun reform, language activism, and sociopolitical implications of inclusive language movements.

Digital Communication and Gender

Analyzes how gender identities and relations are constructed and negotiated in online spaces. Topics include digital discourse, gendered interactions in social networks, online harassment, and feminist activism in digital media.

Language, Emotion, and Interpersonal Relations

Covers emotional and relational aspects of gendered communication. Includes research on empathy, politeness, conflict, humor, and emotional expression through linguistic and paralinguistic cues.