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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 21981
Online: Synchronous
Online
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
2020 Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
Has anyone ever commented on the way you talk? Do you remember when you first noticed that other people spoke differently from you? Do men and women speak differently? In what ways do you see your language as part of your identities (race, gender, class, religion, education, age etc.)? Recently, a series of events that happened locally and nationally make us (re)reflect on how words we use can have important consequences. This course gives you an opportunity to investigate the complex and fascinating relationship between language, power, and identity. We will read a variety of texts that examine how individuals construct different aspects of their self identities (e.g. race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, nationality, and religion) through their use of language in everyday conversations, narratives, writings, performances and public debates. As we examine how language is used by specific individuals and groups, we will also ask how group relations and power dynamics play out in patterns of language use. The writing load for this fully online course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement.
4 Credits