160129 PS Specific Problems of Language Policy (2017S)
Sprachenpolitik: postkolonial
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 04.02.2017 08:00 to Su 19.02.2017 12:00
- Registration is open from Tu 21.02.2017 15:00 to Tu 28.02.2017 15:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 28.02.2017 15:00
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
MA2-APM4B
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