HNRS 130: Identity, Community, and Difference (Topics Vary)

HNRS 130-002: The Politics of Language
(Fall 2022)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW

Music Theater Building 1002

Section Information for Fall 2022

This course explores how discourse and language construct our realities and establish/reinforce power differentials that lead to sociocultural perceptions of difference.  We will examine how linguistic forces in the media, in our institutions, and in our communities function as mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion and impact our own lived experiences. We will explore a variety of angles on this topic, including the language of power/politics, the politics of language, the colonial roots of linguistic discrimination and profiling, linguistic erasure and language revitalization projects, and the power of language to both divide and to heal.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Pursues focused questions about how different conceptions of identity, community and difference are articulated and practiced in specific social and historical contexts. Students will explore how questions about individuality and subjectivity are asked in the humanities, arts, and/or social sciences.Limited to three attempts.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with the Honors College (Business)., Honors College (STEM). or Honors College. attributes.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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