MELC 359 A: Language and Ethnicity

Autumn 2025
Meeting:
TWTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm / ART 317
SLN:
18710
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
LING 560 A , MELC 560 A , LING 359 A
Instructor:
GRAD STUDENTS SEE MELC 560 *** SAME COURSE AS LING 359/560
Catalog Description:
Explores the political, social, and linguistic contexts of language diversity in Inner Asia, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, and the ongoing process of nation-state building efforts from sociolinguistic and ethnographic perspectives. Examines the power relationship between language and ethnicity, the role played by language in power inequalities, and inequality in the distribution of resources. Offered: jointly with LING 359.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 15, 2025 - 10:03 pm