Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0217 - Forms of Address

Experts in literature seek to provide an interpretation of a given discourse. Experts in linguistics seek to provide a theory that explains how that interpretation comes about. For example, a literature expert may ask of a given discourse: who is being addressed, from what point of view and why? On the other hand, a linguist would ask: how is it that we understand that particular individual(s) are being addressed in a certain way? The goal of this class is to employ both methodologies to explore forms of address in literary (poetry and short prose), documentary (letters, newspapers) and popular (songs, films) discourses.

Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading and practicing the techniques developed in class.