| Language and Power |
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| Dates |
Format |
Activities |
Readings & Assignments |
| Week I |
March 30-Apr 3 |
Propaganda |
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NO CLASS |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
NO CLASS |
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| Tues 1-4:00 |
Introductions |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Sapir-Whorf, Susan; Language Policy, Diego; Power as Sociological abstraction, Eric |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Orwell, 1984 |
Orwell, 1984 (read the whole book) |
| Thurs 11-1:00 |
Peer Writing Group |
Peer Group Organization & seminar on They Say, I Say |
Read They Say, I Say: Preface & ch.1 |
| Fri 10:00 |
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First paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 2 |
Apr 6-10 |
Standard Language & Dialects |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Sounds: Diego |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Lippi-Green, English with an Accent |
Lippi-Green, English with an Accent ch. 1-7 |
| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
Film: Do you speak American? |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Dialects: Susan; Gramsci, Ideology, & Hegemony: Eric |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Language Loyalties p. 251-7 & Lippi-Green, English with an Accent |
Lippi-Green, English with an Accent ch.8-conclusion |
| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
Research project Discussion |
Write Summaries of pp 251-7 in Crawford, Language Loyalties |
| Thurs. 1-2:00 |
Research Groups |
Discuss Assignment |
Bring Language Loyalties |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 3 |
Apr 13-17 |
Discourse & Power |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Foucault: Eric; Passage from Foucault: Diego |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Foucault, History of Sexuality; Foucault, "The Order of Discourse" |
Foucault, History of Sexuality pp 1-94 |
| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
Film: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Power of Discourse Workshop: Susan; Method & Biopower: Eric |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Foucault, History of Sexuality |
Foucault, History of Sexuality pp 95-end |
| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
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2nd expository paper |
| Thurs. 1-2:00 |
Rsearch Groups |
Develop a research question |
Read relevant chapters of Language Loyalties |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 4 |
Apr 20-24 |
Language & Gender |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Gendered talk: Susan |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Cameron, "Gender & Language Ideologies" & Coates, "Gender Differences…" |
Cameron, "Gender & Language Ideologies" & Coates, "Gender Differences…" (Moodle Site) |
| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
"Pygmalion" |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Workshop on Gendered Language: Diego; Workshop on Children's books: Eric |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Kiesling, "Dude" & Holmes & Schnurr, "Doing Femininity" |
Kiesling, "Dude" & Holmes & Schnurr, "Doing Femininity" (Moodle Site) |
| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
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4th expository essay |
| Thurs 1-2:00 |
Research Groups |
Discuss outlines in your groups |
Bring an outline of your paper and a list of sources using MLA |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 5 |
Apr 27-May 1 |
Ethnography, Orality, & Literacy |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Ethnography: Everything you always wanted to know: Eric; Orality & Literacy: Diego |
Geertz: Deep Play: Notes on a Balinese Cockfight" |
| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Ahearn, Invitations to Love |
Ahearn, Invitations to Love, ch 1-5 |
| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
Film: The Namesake |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture |
Student Presentations |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Ahearn, Invitations to Love |
Ahearn ch 6-10 |
| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
Writing Groups & Student Presentations (con't.) |
1st Research Paper |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 6 |
May 4-8 |
Bilingualism |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Doing Ethnography: Eric; Agency in Language: Diego |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Berk-Seligson, The Bilingual Courtroom |
Berk-Seligson, The Bilingual Courtroom ch 1-5
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| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
Film: Color of Freedom |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Language Policy around Quechua: Diego; Bilingualism: Susan |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Berk-Seligson, The Bilingual Courtroom |
Berk-Seligson, The Bilingual Courtroom ch 6-10
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| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
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4th expository paper |
| Thurs 1-2:00 |
Research Groups |
Discuss Ethnographic Observations |
Summary of 1st Observation |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 7 |
May 11-15 |
Language Hierarchy |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Language Hierarchy in Thai: Eric; Guest Speaker: Teresa Woods-Santosa |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Siegel, Selection from Solo; Howard, Kin Term Usage" |
Siegel, Selection from Solo; Howard, Kin Term Usage" |
| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
Film: Tears of the BlackTiger |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Pronoun Drift: Diego; Politeness & Rudeness: Susan |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Bourdieu, "Production and Reproduction of Legitimate Language" |
Bourdieu, "Production and Reproduction of Legitimate Language" (Moodle Site) |
| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
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5th expository paper |
| Thurs 1-2:00 |
Research Groups |
Discuss Ethnographic Observations |
Summary of 2nd Observation |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 8 |
May18-22 |
Colonization & Language |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
French Colonialism: Susan; Pidgins & Creoles: Diego |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Chamoiseau, Solibo Magnificent |
Chamoiseau, Solibo Magnificent (read whole book) |
| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
Film: Battle of Algiers |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
Colonialism & Scientific Language Ideology: Eric: Latin Vocabulary: Diego |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Solibo (con't ); Anderson "Excremental Colonialism" |
Chamoiseau, Solibo Magnificent; Anderson "Excremental Colonialism" (Moodle) |
| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
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6th expository paper |
| Thurs 1-2:00 |
Research Groups |
Discuss Ethnographic Observations |
Courthouse Dialogue |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 9 |
May 25-29 |
Language Myths |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
Holiday |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
Seminar |
Borges "John Wilkins' Analytical Language"; "The Book of Sand"; "Funes the Memorious": & Selections from Sorting Things Out |
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| Tues 1-4:00 |
Lecture/Film |
Guest Lecture: Steven Hendricks |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
Lecture/Workshop |
AAVE: Susan; video "Black English" |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
Seminar |
Language Myths |
Language Myths (read whole book)
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| Thurs 11-12:30 |
Peer Writing Group |
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Final Research Project #2 |
| Fri 10:00 |
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Revised paper due 10:00am; comments due by midnight |
| Week 10 |
June 1-5 |
Synthesis & Exam |
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| Mon 12-3:00 |
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No Class |
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| Tues 10:30-12:00 |
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Final Synthesis Seminar |
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| Tues 1-4:00 |
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Final Exam |
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| Wed 9-12:00 |
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Student Presentations |
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| Thurs 9-10:30 |
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Student Presentations; Self Evals Due |
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| Thurs 11-1:00 |
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Potluck |
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| Week 11 |
June 6-12 |
Evaluations: Be sure to sign up with your seminar leader |
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