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Instructors: Barbara Müller
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
5,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Requirements / organisational issues:
The course is taught in English. It is offered from the Faculty 02 Social Sciences and the Gutenberg International School and is open for all students at Johannes Gutenberg University.
The seminar is an intensive course, see times and dates.
Regular JGU students can register to the course via subscription in Jogustine.
Exchange students: Please add the course to the course registration formular for exchange students and contact your "coordinator" for admission. Your coordinator can register you in Jogustine, or you or the coordinator contact sowiso@uni-mainz.de for registration (we need your student ID/Matrikelnummer therefore).
Contents:
This course examines historical and contemporary debates concerning the link between language, culture, and nationality. The course begins with an overview of the main historical and cultural contexts where the cultural-linguistic link has been emphasised and analysed in nationalist and anticolonial political thought. Next, we will examine the main philosophical arguments and case studies behind the two opposing notions of language as (1) a vehicle of culture, and (2) an instrumental device for conveying information. Finally, we shall look at contemporary debates concerning linguistic justice and the state promotion of national majority and minority cultures in liberal democracies.
Additional information:
Lecturer: Dr. Rhianwen Eurgain Daniel
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