ANTH 321 - Language and the Body

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4SS, W-ADV, CD

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 disciplines? conceptions of language, while raising questions about the nature of language and personhood. Field trips required.
Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: E. Hoffmann-Dilloway
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite & Notes: Prior Anthropology course