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ANT- 103 (1181- 5881) CULTURE IN COMMUNICATION (Spring 2018 M16) 005

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Pay special attention to people around you using the word dude. It can also be a situation where you are using it with friends and your friends are using it when addressing you. Write down those conversations; short dialogues and the context in which the word was used. Who was using the word and whom they were addressing (pay attention to the context and note the gender, age, social status such as a student, for example). Was the word used to create camaraderie or distance, disgust, friendship, masculinity (for women as well) or something else entirely? It is also important data, if you do not overhear people using the word dude very much. In that case, pay special attention, if there is another word used instead. If yes, do you think that substitute word has the same, similar, or entirely different function than the word dude? Describe what that function might be?

This assignment should be no less than one page, single-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman, and 1 inch margins all around. Write only your name in the header. You will not be penalized for going over one page but you will get points docked for not writing one full page. Long, direct quotations from articles are not allowed; this is a short assignment and I need to hear your voice in it.

Analysis paper will be graded by the GA under professor’s guidance. Do not e-mail the assignment to the professor or the GA!

Submit on BBL in word or pdf file formats only!!! No other formats will be accepted.

Submit on BBL at anytime by Sunday, Apr. 15 at midnight!!! There will be 0.5 point deduction for each day the assignment is late.

Choose ONE of the following two options:

Option #1:

"Dude" Analysis:

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Organize the paper into three paragraphs: First paragraph: shortly describe the situation(s) (one or more) when the word was used (who was saying what), the context (gender, app. age, social status - eg. student), and where did this conversation take place. Second paragraph: connect your observations to the following class materials:

class lectures on this topic Scott Kiesling's article "Dude" posted under Course Readings Bud Light Commercial "Dude" with link posted under Course Videos/Films

When connecting your analysis to the class material, reflect on the possible gender and language ideologies our society might have about the use of the word dude. Think about the question how does the use of the word dude play into the mainstream gender and language ideologies that exist in our society today? Language ideologies are mainstream ideologies the society holds about the ways different groups of people speak. In class we said, language ideology is when we think a group of people speaks a certain way because they are what they are (for example, people that speak with a southern accent are considered by some as being backward, etc.). Our society also holds gender ideologies, which are closely tied with language and communication. Gender ideologies refer to attitudes regarding the appropriate roles, rights, and responsibilities of men and women in a society. They are a set of societal norms dictating the types of communication and behavior considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for men and women.

Third paragraph: continue writing about issues raised in the second paragraph and reflect on how are the issues you talked about related to your own life and/or the lives of people living around you. You can answer the questions: Why does this issue matter? Why is this issue important?

Option #2

Language Ideology Assignment:

1. Watch a short YouTube clip called "Uptalk and Public Speaking: Does Uptalk Make You Upchuck?" (posted under Course Videos/Films on BBL).

2. What do you observe in the video as far as gender and language ideologies are concerned? Language ideologies are mainstream ideologies the society holds about the ways different groups of people speak. In class we said, language ideology is when we think a group of people speaks a certain way because they are what they are (for example, people that speak with a southern accent are considered by some as being backward, etc.). Some language ideologies (especially those portrayed in the video "Does Uptalk Make You Upchuck?") are tightly connected to our perceptions of gender as well. Gender ideologies refer to attitudes regarding the appropriate roles, rights, and

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uptalk is treated similarly as creaky voice/vocal fry (in fact, very often, both are used at the same time), which we spoke about in class (see lecture powerpoint posted on BBL) listen to the whole NPR interview "From Upspeak to Vocal Fry? Are We ‘Policing’ Young Women's Voices?" (the link is posted under Course Videos/Films on BBL) read Penelope Eckert's chapter "Language and Gender in Adolescence" posted under Course Readings on BBL

you may NOT use the information from the Internet for this assignment. You can look up the examples of uptalk or vocal fry on the Internet to familiarize yourself with the issue but when writing your analysis, stick to the class materials I gave you above.

responsibilities of men and women in a society. They are a set of societal norms dictating the types of behavior, including communication, considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for men and women.

3. Write a paper based on your observations of what is being said in the video and things we've learned in class:

- First Paragraph: shortly describe what the video is about (what is the woman saying about uptalk, what does she think about it, and how does she confront it?)

- Second Paragraph: connect your observations to the class material. Discuss how do the various critiques of women's types of speech (uptalk and vocal fry) play into the mainstream gender and language ideologies that exist in our society today? What are our perceptions of how women should be speaking? Connect the analysis and discussion to the following class material:

- Third Paragraph: reflect on and discuss the possible gender and language ideologies our society might have about uptalk and/or creaky voice and explain why you think this is so.