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160129 PS Specific Problems of Language Policy (2017S)

Sprachenpolitik: postkolonial

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Only begins on 9 March 2017

  • Thursday 09.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 16.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 23.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 30.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 06.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 27.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 04.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 11.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 18.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 01.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 08.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 22.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Thursday 29.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course, language policy will be addressed from a postcolonial perspective. After a thorough primary examination of postcolonial research, we will tackle different issues of language policy that either relate with a general postcolonial critique (e.g. critique of racism, "political correctness", gender-sensitive language) or have to do with specific social and geopolitical contexts which are embedded in (post)colonial power constellations (e.g., countries in Africa or in the post-soviet space). Especially in these instances, the language of the former colonizer takes on an ambiguous role in influencing language political debates and in impacting on social structures and the reproduction of local elites.

It is the aim of this course to provide students with a general understanding of the interests and research domains of postcolonial studies. At the same time, it aims to broaden such an understanding more specifically in the field of language policy, for example in highlighting the ideological interlinkages and interdiscursive connections that emerge in postcolonial language political decrees and debates. On this basis, students will develop their own research questions, which they will present in class and elaborate on in a final paper.

Assessment and permitted materials

Regular presence and participation, organization and moderation of a session (with oral presentation), seminar paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Knowledge of postcolonial and language-political theories and methods

Examination topics

Oral presentation of instructor and students, joint lecture and discussion of theoretical texts, analyses in the plenum and in work groups.

Reading list

Introductory literature: Ismail, Nermain (2015). Ungehörte Stimmen: Repräsentation und Wissensproduktion aus postkolonial-feministischer Perspektive. Wien: Löcker. Kapitel 4: Kontext: Geschichte und Entwicklung der postkolonialen Kritik (p. 40-61)

Further literature will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Association in the course directory

BA-M12
MA2-APM4B

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