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| Semester | spring semester 2008 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Danièle Klapproth Muazzin (daniele.klapproth@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Starting from an understanding of discourse as social action and of social realities as discursively constructed, we will explore how language/discourse is implicated in the processes that build, maintain or destroy peace. We will be concerned with both the representational and the interactional levels of language. With respect to the politics of representation, we will reflect critically not only on the discourses (nationalistic, racist, militaristic, economic, etc.) that promote and enable war, but also on (traditional and alternative) discourses on 'security' and 'peace'. In terms of the interactional dimensions of conflict and conflict resolution, some of the questions that we will address include the following. How do human beings understand conflict, how do they understand conflict resolution, and how do these assumptions impact their linguistic strategies in dispute negotiations? What are the cultural dimensions and complexities involved here? We will be concerned both with the theoretical dimensions of the issues concerned and with their practical implications. |
| Learning objectives | To think critically and creatively about conflict and conflict resolution processes, and to recognise the role that linguistic practices and discursive ideologies play therein. |
| Bibliography | A reader will be made available. |
| Comments | We recommend that students take this seminar in combination with the MA lecture 'Language and Conflict' (19946-01, taught by Andreas Langlotz) Optional seminar paper |
| Weblink | None |
| Admission requirements | Completed BA programme / for Liz students: completed Basic Studies in the Liz programme |
| Course application | Please register by email to Daniele.Klapproth(at)unibas.ch. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul English Sociolinguistics & Cognitive Linguistics (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Soziolinguistik (Master's degree program: Language and Communication) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation, oral presentation |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |