ANTH 106 - Culture and Communication

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Surveys the study of communication from an anthropological perspective. Provides students with an overview of how humans interact and communicate using verbal and nonverbal language. Students learn how language both reflects and shapes thought, culture, and power/status. Exposes students to anthropological theories of language origin, language use, and cultural issues associated with language in cross-cultural contexts.

Meeting Information

Info current as 11/13/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
ARR Online 8/22/2020 - 12/18/2020 Wallace Zane

Status: Open
Class Number: 1430
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/22/2020 - 12/18/2020
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 38
Available Seats: 2
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780674165496
Title: Constructing Panic
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Author: Capps

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780813349541
Title: Language, Culture & Society
Publisher: Westview Press
Author: Salzmann

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Enrollment Information

  • Lower Division
  • D: Social Perspectives