Cult D: Bypassing Petunia Pig: slangs in the era of digital $urveill4nce
Anna T. (Athens, Greece)
Meets in BLOCK 6. Tues/Thurs/Sat July 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24
9:00-10:20 am (NY) / 4:00-5:20 pm (St. Pete/Kyiv)
During this course, participants will get an overview of slangs (sociolects for individuals to communicate more safely amongst their communities) and their role in community-forming and affirmation. With audiovisual examples from several slangs we will examine how the tools used can be applied in today’s ecosystem of off- and online communications. We will then focus on crafting words ourselves. Which subjectivities remain unarticulated? How can we use linguistic tools to freely express ourselves and connect with others?