INTC 6353 - Language, Culture, and Communication

Credits: 3

A study of verbal and visual forms of communication framed by considerations of symbolism, expression, and performance. Perspectives will be drawn from anthropology, semiotics, and folklore studies, with attention given to diverse cultural contexts involving verbal art, theatre, ritual, music, the body, cuisine, objects and place. Examples will be selected from among the Americans, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.