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
Days | Times | Room | Meeting Dates | Instructor |
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MW | 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | 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: RequiredISBN: 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
More textbook information including prices
Enrollment Information
- Lower Division
- D: Social Perspectives