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Class number:
2850
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Title: Language and Identity |
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Department: Language and Culture Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 7 |
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Available seats: 12 |
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Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, HL - 123 |
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Instructor(s): Humphreys, Karen |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in French 241 or equivalent, or permission of instructor |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
This course explores language's dynamic and multifaceted connections to social practices and power relations through literary texts, linguistic research, press articles, and other forms of cultural production in French. In what ways does language facilitate self-expression and interpersonal communication or, conversely, limit and restrict meaning? How have different individuals and groups responded to such constraints? Possible topics will include current and historical developments in French, tensions between national and regional languages (both in and outside of Europe), expressions of gender inclusivity, and language's relationship to power structures and institutions. Course conducted in French. |