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851-0171-00L 3 Credits DS , MSC D-GESS

Images of Language

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Juan Luis Gastaldi
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:35:40

Abstract

Students will be made acquainted with the understanding of the conception and practice of language in different fields of knowledge, and how they are being transformed in the context of new digital practices. The lectures will be given by members of ETH with different disciplinary backgrounds, such as computer science, architecture, physics, history and literary studies.

Objective

By the end of the course, students will be able to describe and compare different conceptions of languages at work in multiple scientific fields. They will be able to evaluate both the differences and the convergences between those conceptions. Students will also be in a position to critically assess the simultaneous effect of contemporary digital practices in the organization of all the fields of knowledge covered by the course.

Content

Students will be made acquainted with the understanding of the conception and practice of language in different fields of knowledge, and how it is being transformed in the context of new digital practices. Various members of ETH (with different disciplinary backgrounds) will present what they take to be crucial concepts, methods, challenges, and limits in our investigations of, for instance, natural language, the language and communication of living organisms, the forms of architecture, the physics of information, cryptography, the language of administration and literary studies.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DS , MSC

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Images of Language
  • Mon 18:15-20:00 (HG D 1.1)
14 h semesterly
exercise Images of Language
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (HG G 5)
14 h semesterly

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