Culture and Communication
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Required as preparation for both bachelor's degrees. Introduction to study of communication from anthropological perspective. Formal linguistic methods compared with ethnographically oriented methods focused on context-bound temporal unfolding of communicative activities. Topics include language in everyday life and ritual events, socialization, literacy, multilingualism, miscommunication, political discourse, and art-making as cultural activity. P/NP or letter grading.
Review Summary
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8.3 / 10
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5.0 / 10
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5-10 hrs/week
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6.7 / 10
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The class was pretty interesting, but the readings are very dense and there is quite a bit of it. If you end up having to skim, Professor Alim's lectures track the important info very closely. He focused on raciolinguistics a lot, since that's his area of study, but generally I did find myself thinking about language in new and useful ways. The exams are easy if you watch the lectures, and if you have a good TA the essay rubrics are clear. I'd take this class if you're truly interested in the topic and willing to work for it, but maybe not as GE.
easy & fun class. complex readings but main points are discussed in lecture. straightforward tests.
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No group projects
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Attendance required
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1 midterm
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Finals week final
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100% recommend the textbook
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