CDM 3314

The aim of the course is the investigation of the gender-specific issues in speech. A subject that is still an inseparable feature of cultural identities nowadays: public speech, painting, art, cinematography. The status of women in society constituted a flagship issue in the 20th century. During that century many radical changes ensued in society and brought and attracted the interest of scholars and researchers. All of these developments influenced the perception that the social framework of female gander is not a consequence of biological characteristics, but a consequence of social constructions. The course will also focus on the gender variable in the study of language; an issue that draws from the fields of sociolinguistics and anthropology of language.  Focusing on gender as an analytic category, we will study the extent and the reasons of modulation between “male” and ‘female” language, the stereotypes, the existing and continuous linguistic inequality in modern western societies and the sexism at all levels of linguistic analysis.  

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to acknowledge the sexist and gender-based speech. Though the procedure of experiential education, students will approach and understand the dimensions of sexist speech in the Greek language.  They will also be able to apply current practices to eliminate sexist speech.