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LING 492 - Topics in Linguistics
Winter 2023, Section 002 - Language and Ethno-Racial Identity
Instruction Mode: Section 002 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Linguistics (LING)
Department: LSA Linguistics
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Details

Credits:
3
Waitlist Capacity:
25
Repeatability:
May be repeated for a maximum of 18 credit(s). May be elected more than once in the same term.
Primary Instructor:
Sheydaei Baghdadeh,Iman
Start/End Date:
Full Term 1/4/23 - 4/18/23 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

This interdisciplinary course combines research and theories from anthropology, biology, sociology, and linguistics to examine the role of language in the social construction of racial identity, mostly in the US context. In this course, we will emphasize the social construction of race, and the important relations between language and culture. We will start with exploring the relation between language and biology, and will critique some historical (and contemporary) arguments of the language and race relation. Then, we’ll focus on language speakers’ agency from a transracial perspective, and will explore how individual speakers transcend linguistic and ethno-racial codifications.

Schedule

LING 492 - Topics in Linguistics
Schedule Listing
001 (SEM)
 In Person
23196
Open
10
 
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TuTh 4:00PM - 5:30PM473 LORCH
1/4/23 - 4/18/23
002 (SEM)
 In Person
34299
Open
17
 
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MW 8:30AM - 10:00AM471 LORCH
1/4/23 - 4/18/23

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