Tuesday, 8 February 2011

Language in cultural context

Language & power or language and taboo:

Ground zero speech Geert Wilders
General Patton - breaking taboo
Clinton: Speech Monica - regaining power
Obama inauguration
Nelson Mandela inauguration speech
Malcom X
South Park : taboo
Sarah Palin - Saturday Night Live - Language & power
Julius Caesar

Sexuality & gender

Brand definitions of gender
Historical figures
Monique Wittig
Fingersmith & tipping the velvet
Little Red Riding Hood - sexuality

Translations Brian Friel

Linguistim imperialism
Pigmalion
Fairy tales - political correctness
The Islands Athol Fugard
Bob Marley (language & communities)
Alan Patton - The Waste Land (language & communities)
Literary criticism - Achebe criticism Heart of Darkness

1 comment:

  1. http://livingromcom.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/01/the-movie-on-th.html

    Screenplays

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