SPN3910

Discourse and power in the media and politics of the Hispanic world

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M Cordella

8 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisite SPN 2020 or SPN 2080

Synopsis: A study of four areas of Hispanic discourse: the media, medicine, politics and law. The effects of power/control, gender/sexism, age and ageism will be examined as modulators of discourse and communication in the different contexts and in a number of Spanish speaking countries. How tradition, socio-cultural characteristics and political ideologies in Hispanic societies permeate and condition interactions among individuals.

Assessment: Two research essays: 20% and 40% + Test: 15% + Class participation: 10% + Exercises: 15%