Writing and Rhetoric 346 - Language,Race,and Ethnicity in the United States

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Colgate University

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K. Campbell This course examines the ways in which language has reinforced racial and ethnic identities and divisions in American history. It explores the conceptual origins of race, ethnicity, and other categories of difference, particularly those produced through legal, scientific, social scientific, and journalistic discourse. Recognizing that the United States is not just a multicultural society but a multilingual society, the course investigates how ethnic Americans have "talked back" to power and seized the power to name. It focuses on the vernacular speech, humor, and literature of Latin Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Italian Americans. The course also traces the causes and consequences of historical silences, as suggested by Martin Luther King's dictum: "A riot is the language of the unheard." First-year students by permission only. This course counts toward the Africana and Latin American studies major/minor (African-American emphasis) and the linguistics min

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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