
English: Specialized Studies in Linguistics: Pop Culture and the English Language
About
This course examines English as it is encountered in popular media such as film, TV, the internet, music, etc. A multi-layered, multi-perspective approach is used to cover a broad range of topics such as standard vs non-standard English; discourse as social practice; cultural semiotics; the language of persuasion, media representations of non-standard dialects and the construction and representation identity in selected subcultures.
Prerequisites and selection
Requirements
30 credits introduction level + 22,5 credits intermediate course.
Selection
Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 225 credits.
For admission to the summer 2021 and onward the following selection applies: selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits.
Facilities
Our campus - Humanisten
Address: Renstströmsgatan 6