Fulfills Honors College Global Competence requirement
In English. No prerequisites.
Language can be used to exert power, as well as to subvert power. What is the role of language in imperialism and decolonization throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Siberia? How do language choice and usage shape identity and social status in newly independent nations, such as Ukraine, Latvia, and Kazakhstan? How are national language policies established, and how do these policies impact speakers of minority languages? In this course we examine the changing social and political status of languages and we analyze the role of language in individual identity and social status.
All readings in English. No prerequisites. Satisfies Core Requirement CCD-1. Fulfills Honors College Global Competence requirement.