Courses / Module

Toggle Print

Module SEMIOTIC ANTHROPOLOGY

Module code: AN336
Credits: 5
Semester: 2
Quota: 40
Department: ANTHROPOLOGY
International: Yes
Overview Overview
 

This module explores contemporary anthropological applications of Charles S. Peirce's semiotic theory. The concept of "semiosis" (the action of signs) is useful for understanding relations between human and non-human agency, between discursive meaning (as in language) and other forms of action and agency, and for understanding the qualitative, sensuous dimensions of culture and social life. We will explore the theoretical bases of semiotics as method and theory, and critically read a few recent ethnographies which focus on the relations between the "human" and "natural" realms.

Open Learning Outcomes
 
Open Teaching & Learning methods
 
Open Assessment
 
Open Autumn Supplementals/Resits
 
Open Timetable
 
Back to top Powered by MDAL Framework © 2022
V5.3.3 - Powered by MDAL Framework © 2022