ANTH 286 - Culture, Symbol and Meaning

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS, CD, WR

This course explores ethnographic representations of meaningful social experience and collective identity through an examination of rites of passage, dietary habits, human-animal relationships, funerary practice, sexuality, gender, and the like. It examines how the anthropologist makes sense out of the diverse ways people of various cultures, American included, represent systems of meaning. The course addresses concerns not only of Anthropology majors but also of students of history, literature, and the humanities. Enrollment Limit: 30.

Instructor: J. Glazier
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One introductory course (100 level) in anthropology or its equivalent.