Anthropology 230 - Language in Culture & Society

Fall
2018
01
4.00
Matthew Watson
TTH 08:30AM-09:45AM
Mount Holyoke College
104597
Clapp Laboratory 203
mcwatson@mtholyoke.edu
Language is integral to human experiences across;cultures. Interpersonal communication holds;social worlds together, lending them ;significance. This course examines language as a;complex, embodied field of cultural practice and;performance. It bridges core concepts within;linguistic anthropology and semiotics -- such as;relativity, indexicality, performance, and;language ideology -- with critical analyses of;social fields including race, gender, and;sexuality. Illustrative examples are drawn from;Western and non-Western societies.
Prereq: ANTHR-105.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.