** The first day of the course will be held on 7th September, Tuesday, 10:30 am, in Room CRT-7.58 **

Understand the historical development of gender, sexuality and discourse in various societies and social situations

 

• To enable participants to make links between their own social experience and the topic of gender, sexuality and discourse

• To enable participants to use discourse analysis to examine issues of gender, sexuality and discourse

• To conduct an analytical response on gender, sexuality and discourse 

 

The course will cover the following topics:

1. MORE THAN TALKING DIFFERENCE

2. STUDYING LANGUAGE

3. GENDER, SEXUALITY & SEXUAL IDENTITY

4. HISTORY OF LANGUAGE, GENDER & SEXUALITY

5. LINGUISTIC CATEGORIZATION & GENDER/SEXUALITY

6. INTERACTION, IDENTITY & PERFORMATIVITY

 

Kiesling, S.F. (2019). Language, Gender & Sexuality: An introduction. London: Routledge. Sauntson, H. (2020). Researching Language, Gender & Sexuality. London: Routledge. 

Ehrlich, S., Meyerhoff, M., and Holmes, J. (eds.) (2014). The Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality. Wiley-Blackwell, Malden, MA; Oxford.

Milani, T.M (ed.) (2017) Language and Masculinities: Performances, Intersections, and Dislocations. Routledge; London.