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 5/17/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
MW  3:00 PM  -  4:15 PM  Trinity Hall 1501 1/20/2018 - 5/25/2018 Matthew Curtis

Status: Open
Class Number: 1353
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/20/2018 - 5/25/2018
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 33
Available Seats: 2
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781337571005
Title: Anthropology of Language
Publisher: Wadsworth
Author: Ottenheimer

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781337670197
Title: The Anthropology of Language: An Introduction to L
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Author: Ottenheimer

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781592407200
Title: What Language Is etc
Publisher: Penguin Group USA Inc
Author: McWhorter

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780061336461
Title: Language Instinct (Perennial Classics Ed)
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Author: Pinker

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Enrollment Information

  • Lower Division
  • D: Social Perspectives