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Westworld Their World (Season 2) — AH4318.01

Instructor: Vanessa Lyon
Days & Time: TH 1:40pm-5:20pm
Credits: 4

Westworld (Season 2) HBO’s “science fiction western thriller” television series, drives a broadly-conceived visual culture/cultural studies course in which we identify and analyze various aesthetics and genres, histories and visions, typologies, theologies, and allegories on screen and off—both inside and outside the show’s narrative.

Language Documentation, Revitalization, and Reclamation — LIN4115.01

Instructor: Alexia Fawcett
Days & Time: MO,TH 1:40pm-3:30pm
Credits: 4

This course addresses the theories, methods, ethics, and actual outcomes of language documentation, revitalization, and reclamation work. Students will examine the causes and consequences of language endangerment, strategies for revitalization, and community-led initiatives in reclaiming linguistic and cultural heritage. Case studies from around the world will provide insight into real-world applications of language work and the diversity in form that this work takes depending on context.