Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-11 Multimodality and Cognition (findet online statt) - Details

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Veranstaltungsname	Seminar: 10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-11 Multimodality and Cognition (findet online statt)
Untertitel	Modultyp B/C im Studiengang Language Sciences (MPO 2013)
Veranstaltungsnummer	10-M80-2-ExMo1+2-11
Semester	SoSe 2026
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden	14
Heimat-Einrichtung	Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Veranstaltungstyp	Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre
Nächster Termin	Freitag, 29.05.2026 16:15 - 17:45, Ort: (Online)
Art/Form
Englischsprachige Veranstaltung	Ja
Veranstaltung für ältere Erwachsene	Ja

Lehrende

• Dr.hab. Ahmed Elsayed, Post-doctoral fellow

Räume und Zeiten

(Online)

Freitag: 16:15 - 17:45, wöchentlich (13x)

Modulzuordnungen

• Universität Bremen
  • English-Speaking Cultures: Language, Text, Media - English-Speaking Cultures: Language, Text, Media (MPO 2018), 2. Version gültig ab WiSe 2024/2025
    • English-Speaking Cultures: Language, Text, Media, MA E-SC (gültig ab WiSe 2018/19)
      • 10-ANG-MA-ExMo1 - Erweiterungsmodul 1 (gültig ab WiSe 2018/2019)
        • Seminar (Lehrveranstaltung zum Modul ExMo1 (Seminar 1))
      • 10-ANG-MA-ExMo2 - Erweiterungsmodul 2 (gültig ab WiSe 2018/2019)
        • Seminar (Lehrveranstaltung zum Modul ExMo2 (Seminar 1))
  • Language Sciences - Language Sciences (MPO 2024), 1. Version gültig ab WiSe 2024/2025
    • MA Studiengang Language Sciences - Wahlpflichtbereich
      • 10-LIN-MA-ANT-WP1 - Sprache, Kultur und Kognition (gültig ab WiSe 2024/2025)
        • Lehrveranstaltung zum Wahlpflichtmodul ANT-WP1 Sprache, Kultur und Kognition
  • Language Sciences - Language Sciences (MPO 2013), 2. Version gültig ab WiSe 2023/2024
    • MA Studiengang Language Sciences - Wahlpflichtbereich
      • 10-LIN-MA-TH - Theoriemodule ()
        • Seminar

Kommentar/Beschreibung

Multimodality is a stage of disciplinary development, i.e. one through which many fields naturally pass (Bateman, 2022). Indeed, linguistics is one of those disciplines that have entered into what Bateman calls “multimodal phases.” As observed by this scholar, “those expansions are beneficial for the respective field because they show how principles and explanations uncovered have broader application than originally believed” (p. 4). The term 'language' is extended to include, not just words and sentences, but all forms of symbolic interaction (gesture, sign language, art, architecture, dance, music, etc.). How do we produce and interpret multimodal language? By human brains. This means that for any enterprise that enhances human comprehension and knowledge, what goes on inside individuals’ heads must also be a prime concern.
In this course, we will draw on sights and tools from cognitive science and cognitive psychology to explore the links between multimodal language and cognitive, social and political action. Among the topics we will discuss are multimodal metaphor theory, multimodal blending, multimodal mental models, relevance theory, the discourse-knowledge interface, systems of the human mind, categorization, moral-political reasoning, cognitive grammar, contextualization, discourse (language use) and gender, power abuse and manipulation, and identity construction.