Anthropology 230 - Language in Culture and Society
Language in Culture & Society
Fall
2023
01
4.00
Mark Auslander
MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
Mount Holyoke College
121459
Skinner Hall 202
mauslander@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.