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ANTH 321 - Language and the Body


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS,CD, WADV

This course introduces students to anthropological perspectives on embodied communication, including cross-cultural studies of speech, gesture, and sign languages in human societies, as well as natural and experimental studies of non-human animal communication. Throughout the course we will question the Cartesian division between mind and body that has informed many discipline’s conceptions of language, while raising questions about the nature of language and personhood. Prerequisite & Notes: Prior Anthropology course
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: E. Hoffmann-Dilloway


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