Module 1:
The course is aimed to provide the theoretical background, the methodology and the fundamental tools of linguistic analysis for conducting a critical study of American political discourse.

Module 2:
Translation and nonverbal communication

Module 2:
“American political discourse”
The course is focused on the analysis of American political language on the lexical, semantic and conceptual levels. In addition to the linguistic approach to the analysis, due consideration will be given to the ideologies that underlie American political discourse and to their specific connotations in the cultural context of the US.

Roderick P. Hart, Sharon E. Jarvis, William P. Jennings, and Deborah Smith-Howell (eds). 2004. Political Keywords. Using Language that Uses Us. Oxford University Press, USA.
George Lakoff. 2002. Moral Politics. How Liberals and Conservatives Think. The University of Chicago Press: Chicago & London. (Parts I, II, III: Introduction, Moral Conceptual Systems, From
Family-based Morality to Politics)

Further information on relevant literature will be provided at the beginning of the course.

The course will be held in English.

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Module 2 (prof. Cagliero)
Translation and nonverbal communication

* Books

All books to be read in English. Students will be asked to read, translate into Italian, and comment passages from the following texts:

Argyle, Michael, “Is Nonverbal Communication a Kind of Language?”, ETC, Summer 1989, pp. 158-162

Ekman, P. “Emotions Revealed. Understanding Faces and Feelings” New York, Times Books 2003 (“Te lo leggo in faccia. Riconoscere le emozioni anche quando sono nascoste” Torino, Amrita 2008)

Ekman, P. “Telling Lies” New York, Norton 2009 (“I volti della menzogna” Firenze, Giunti 2009)

Matsumoto, D. “Paul Ekman and the legacy of universals”, Journal of Research in Personality 38 (2004) 45–51

* Videos

Students will be asked to comment passages from the following:

“Paul Ekman, PhD: Compassion and Emotion” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46SiUAd35iA

“Dr. Paul Ekman on Expression and Gesture and Their Role in Emotion and Deception - Part 1” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9i-9_QuetA

“Dr. Paul Ekman on Expression and Gesture and Their Role in Emotion and Deception - Part 2” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_tlSAccoWU

“The Human Face” http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-human-face/

“Lie to me” (TV series based on Paul Ekman’s work) 1) http://nonsoloserietv.org/lie-to-me-stagione-1-sub-ita-completa/ 2) http://nonsoloserietv.org/lie-to-me-stagione-2-sub-ita-completa/ 3) http://nonsoloserietv.org/lie-to-me-stagione-3-sub-ita-completa/

“Body Language Quiz / Test your Emotional Intelligence)

http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/ei_quiz/#20

Bill Clinton, “I did not…” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIP_KDQmXs

A short video (30-40 seconds max. length) chosen by each student individually, and meant as an exercise in interpreting facial expressions

Oral exam for both attending and non-attending students
THE ABOVE IS THE FINAL PROGRAM