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Race and Representation in Cultural Texts: Examining How Racial Categories and Experiences Are Constructed and Depicted in Media and Other Cultural Forms.

Race and Representation in Cultural Texts: Decoding the Drama (and the Dumb) (Welcome, class! Settle in, grab your metaphorical popcorn 🍿, because we're about to dive headfirst into the wild…

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Linguistics

Politeness Theory: Using Language to Maintain Social Harmony – Understanding How Language Is Used to Manage Face and Avoid Conflict.

Politeness Theory: Using Language to Maintain Social Harmony – Understanding How Language Is Used to Manage Face and Avoid Conflict (A Lecture) (Welcome music playing softly in the background, perhaps…

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Cultural Studies

Gender and Media Representation: Analyzing How Gender Roles and Identities Are Portrayed in Various Forms of Media.

Gender and Media Representation: A Hilariously Insightful Journey Through Stereotypes & Subversion 🎭📺📱 (Welcome, dear students! Grab your popcorn 🍿, adjust your spectacles 🤓, and prepare for a rollercoaster ride…

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Linguistics

Conversational Implicature: Conveying Meaning Indirectly – Exploring How Speakers Imply Information Without Stating It Explicitly.

Conversational Implicature: Conveying Meaning Indirectly – Exploring How Speakers Imply Information Without Stating It Explicitly (Lecture begins - lights dim slightly, dramatic music fades in and out) Alright everyone, settle…

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Cultural Studies

The Body in Cultural Studies: Examining How the Body Is Socially Constructed, Represented, and Experienced Through Cultural Practices.

The Body in Cultural Studies: A Lecture on Social Construction, Representation, and Experience 🎭🧠💪 Welcome, my dear students of societal shenanigans! Today, we embark on a journey into the wonderfully…

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Linguistics

Speech Acts: Using Language to Perform Actions – Understanding How Utterances Can Function as Requests, Promises, or Assertions.

Speech Acts: Using Language to Perform Actions – Understanding How Utterances Can Function as Requests, Promises, or Assertions (Welcome! 🥳 Grab your coffee ☕ and buckle up, because we're diving…

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Cultural Studies

Fashion and Culture: Exploring How Clothing, Style, and Trends Reflect and Shape Identity, Social Status, and Cultural Values.

Fashion and Culture: Strutting Through History and Societal Strata 💃🎩👠 (Lecture Begins: Dim the lights, queue the dramatic music... just kidding. But do imagine a spotlight on a particularly fabulous…

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Cultural Studies

Sport and Culture: Analyzing the Cultural Significance of Sports, Fandom, National Identity, and the Body in Sporting Practices.

Sport and Culture: A Hilarious & Deep Dive into Fandom, National Identity, & the Sporting Body 🏆🌍💪 (Lecture Hall fills with excited chatter. Professor Sparkle enters, radiating enthusiasm and wielding…

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Linguistics

Pragmatic Inference: Reading Between the Lines – Understanding Implied Meanings Based on Context.

Pragmatic Inference: Reading Between the Lines – Understanding Implied Meanings Based on Context (A Lecture in the Art of Subtext Ninjutsu) (😎 🥋 🤯) Welcome, students, to Pragmatics 101! Ditch…

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Cultural Studies

The Cultural Politics of Food: Examining How Food Production, Consumption, and Practices Relate to Identity, Power, and Social Class.

The Cultural Politics of Food: From Haute Cuisine to Humble Hummus – A Lecture on Identity, Power, and Social Class 🌶️👑👨‍🌾 (Open on a screen displaying a dazzling array of…

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