Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students are expected to:
• get acquainted with the most important theories of gender and language, feminism etc;
• understand better the distinction between gender and sex;
• recognise the language style and linguistic elements used by each gender in the media;
• attempt a linguistic discourse analysis in texts, advertisements;
• avoid using sexist language in their social environment.
Course Content (Syllabus)
The relationship between gender and representation has never been more contentious or more contested than it is today, as a new generation of feminists and gender tendencies take on media images. This course aims to examine the relation between gender and the language used in the media. A brief observation of the media world shows that, despite the common language style used by all genders, there is a tendency of humans to differentiate language relevant to their gender not only in oral communication but also in writing. The course will offer students the opportunity to focus on the theoretical background between gender and language in the media and at the same time attempt a text analysis through a linguistic perspective focusing on the most important aspects of language such as morphological, syntactic/grammatical, semantic, lexical, stylistic and pragmatic. The closer study of different articles, newspapers, magazines, advertisements and shows, in accordance with the relevant theories, will contribute to this aim.
Keywords
gender, sex, sociolinguistics, theory od difference, theory of dominance
Additional bibliography for study
-Carter, C., & Steiner, L. (2004). Critical readings: media and gender. Open University Press.
-Coates, J. (1993). Women, Men and Language. London
-Coates, J. (2004). Language and gender: a reader. Oxford, UK. Blackwell
-Collins, R. L. (2011). Content Analysis of Gender Roles in Media: Where Are We Now and Where Should We Go? Sex Roles, Volume 64(3–4), 290–298.
-Dines, G., & Humez, J. M. (2011). Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Critical Reader. Sage.
-Gauntlett, D. (2008). Media, Gender and Identity: An Introduction. Routledge.
-Gill, R. (2007). Gender and the media. Polity.
-Jule, A. (2008). A Beginner's Guide to Language and Gender. M&M Textbooks.
-Krijnen, T., & Van Bauwel, S. (2015). Gender and Media: Representing, Producing, Consuming. Routledge.
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-Παυλίδου, Θεοδοσία, Γλώσσα-Γλωσσολογία-Σεξισμός, Περιοδικό Σύγχρονα Θέματα, Τεύχος 21, (1984), σσ 69-78
-Παυλίδου, Θ.-Σ., Α. Αλβανούδη & Ε. Καραφώτη (2004). «Γραμματικό γένος και σημασιακό περιεχόμενο: Προκαταρκτικές παρατηρήσεις για τη λεξιλογική αναπαράσταση των φύλων». Μελέτες για την Ελληνική Γλώσσα 24: 543-553.
-Τσοκαλίδου, Π (1996). Το φύλο της γλώσσας: οδηγός μη-σεξιστικής γλώσσας για τον δημόσιο ελληνικό λόγο. Σύνδεσμος Ελληνίδων επιστημών