SOAN0359A-F09
Language and Power
Language and Power
This course is an introduction to both linguistic anthropology and political anthropology. Communication patterns are always mediated by cultural processes, social inequality, and power, so in this course we will investigate cross-cultural examples of how language, discourse, and representation relate to inequality, power, and resistance. Topics will include sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics, gendered language practices, political discourse, and theoretical approaches to power (Marx, Foucault, and Bourdieu) (SOAN 0103) 3hrs. lect./disc.
This course is an introduction to both linguistic anthropology and political anthropology. Communication patterns are always mediated by cultural processes, social inequality, and power, so in this course we will investigate cross-cultural examples of how language, discourse, and representation relate to inequality, power, and resistance. Topics will include sociolinguistics, ethnolinguistics, gendered language practices, political discourse, and theoretical approaches to power (Marx, Foucault, and Bourdieu) (SOAN 0103) 3hrs. lect./disc.
- Term:
- Fall 2009
- Location:
- Munroe Hall 404(MNR 404)
- Schedule:
- 1:45pm-2:35pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Sep 7, 2009 to Dec 4, 2009)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Michael Sheridan
- Subject:
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Department:
- Sociology/Anthropology
- Division:
- Social Sciences
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- SOC
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92480
- Subject Code:
- SOAN
- Course Number:
- 0359
- Section Identifier:
- A