“CRITICAL LANGUAGE IN ACTION” CLASS SATURDAY, PRESENTED BY OCCUPY L.A.

    
    
    This originally appeared as the # 2 Feature Story in the November 18, 2011 edition of the Acoustic Americana Guide, at
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/11/news-features-acoustic-americana-music.html  
    
It is reprinted here as an individual piece, in its entirety.
    
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“CRITICAL LANGUAGE IN ACTION” CLASS SATURDAY, PRESENTED BY OCCUPY L.A.
    
    Whether or not you are inclined toward the whole “Occupy” Movement, this is a fine opportunity to learn about the use and impact of specific words in specific settings and circumstances. All artists should understand that words are powerful and always laden with impressions and images. Whether those are the ones you wish to communicate, or are even aware of what subtext you create is often the difference of how successful you are in attracting or repelling others with your cause.
    
    Of course, the need for those in the Occupy movement to understand and utilize this is obvious, from favorably impressing anyone passing by to communicating at a stressful moment with the police or anyone who may not be committed to nonviolence.
    
    This Saturday, November 19, Noon-1 pm, “CRITICAL LANGUAGE IN ACTION” will be taught by CHRISTIAN W. CHUN, PhD., of USC's Rossier School of Education. It's free at “Occupy Los Angeles” on the grounds of L.A. City Hall, in downtown L.A.
    
    The goal of the one-hour session is to provide “An understanding of how language is mobilized in the service of power and how it shapes, frames, and privileges certain representations about, and of, the world; how 'language forms' help construct certain meanings; critical discourse analysis of the prevailing economic discourses of the past 30 years; how everyday people can mobilize a critical language in action in service of social justice and radical transformation.” It's free.
    
    
    
    
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