Course Details

Course offered Winter 2016

HONORS 211 C: Ways of Feeling: Expressions Of Emotions Across Languages And Cultures (A&H)

HONORS 211 C: Ways of Feeling: Expressions Of Emotions Across Languages And Cultures (A&H)

SLN 15169 (View UW registration info »)

Katarzyna Dziwirek (Slavic Languages and Literatures)
Office: Padelford A217, Box 354335
Phone: 206-543-7691
Email: dziwirek@uw.edu

Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students

Honors Credit Type

Are there feelings that all people share independent of language, culture, & gender? We will examine the meaning and form of “emotion” words, facial expressions, cultural attitudes towards emo-
tion and emotional behavior, as well as gender-specific emotional expressions in different languages.

The key questions that are addressed in the Ways of Feeling class are:
· Are there “emotional universals”, that is, feelings that all people share independent of language, culture, gender, and race? and
· Are there “culture-specific” emotions?
· Are there “gender-specific” emotions?

The class is suitable for all students who are interested in Language, languages, and meaning. Ways of Feeling is a comparative course, with enough Slavic content for it to be relevant for Slavic majors and graduate students, yet accessible to those interested in other languages. Students will be introduced to research methods in semantics, pragmatics and discourse. They will gain an appreciation of the social and cultural underpinnings of their own language and other languages. The requirements consist of 4 short papers, an image collection, and a final term paper.