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| Semester | fall semester 2013 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Danièle Klapproth Muazzin (daniele.klapproth@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Embracing an understanding of literacy as 'the situated, communicative social practices of reading and writing', we will in this seminar explore literacy from a practice-oriented, cross-cultural and critical perspective. We will seek to understand how literacy practices are affected by social and material conditions, implicated in power relations and embedded in specific cultural meanings. With such a focus on the sociolinguistic, sociohistorical and political dimensions of literacy, we will address questions such as: What are the relationships between orality, literacy, and illiteracy? What are the tensions, in particular contexts, between colonial legacies and post-colonial, indigenous transformations of situated literacy practices? What are the relationships between print literacies and electronic, screen-based multimedia literacies in today's text-saturated, digital world? What are the relations between literacy practices and the knowledge economy? How are local literacy practices impacted by global, transnational flows? |
| Learning objectives | By engaging with theoretical perspectives and by critically examining a range of empirical case studies from various sociocultural contexts, we will aim to deepen our understanding of the intricate relationships between literacy practices, power/knowledge and social change. |
| Bibliography | Reading material will be made available online (ISIS online platform). |
| Weblink | ISIS |
| Admission requirements | Open to post-introductory students (3rd year onwards) who have completed all the necessary requirements of the first two years of their BA-studies in English linguistics. |
| Course application | Please register by sending an email to Daniele.Klapproth(at)unibas.ch. The number of participants is restricted to 25. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Advanced English Linguistics (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Linguistics) (Bachelor's degree subject: English (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Reading assignments, regular and active participation, oral presentation, optional seminar paper |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |