ENC 3934 - Spring 2026 - Sirota

Issues in EWM: Language, Culture, and the Written Word explores how language shapes identity and influences media discourse. From news headlines to viral tweets, we’ll analyze how language is framed, whose voices are amplified, and whose are marginalized. Through a mix of academic writing, media analysis, and narrative projects, you’ll experiment with different ways of writing to connect with audiences, challenge language hierarchies, and rethink cultural boundaries. We’ll also consider how people blend and adapt languages in everyday communication, and how media both reinforces and resists these shifts. Whether you speak one or many, this course offers new ways to think about language and develop writing practices that reflect the diverse, complex ways people communicate today.