The course theoretically introduces students to Critical Multimodal Discourse Analysis, a methodological approach which combines critical discourse analysis with the linguistic, semiotic and cultural analysis of the texts where discourse is performed. The course will then focus on the exploration of the so-called “Technological Utopianism”, a founding pillar of US culture and the ideational basis of the ‘narration’ of contemporary digital technologies.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical frontal lessons involving the students’ participation aim to improve their linguistic and metalinguistic skills to decode specialized texts.