ISFÂ 100C Language and Identity 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
This course examines the role of language in the construction of social identities, and how language is tied to various forms of symbolic power at the national and international levels.? Drawing on case studies from Southeast Asia, Europe, Canada, and the U.S., we will pay special attention to topics such as the legitimization of a national language, the political use of language in nation-building processes, the endangerment of indigenous languages, and processes of linguistic subordination and domination. This course will be interdisciplinary in its attempt to understand language in terms of history, politics, anthropology and sociology.
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Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture per week
10 weeks - 4.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Interdisciplinary Studies Field Maj/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructor: Xu