HUM 394A - Western Constructions of the Primitive

Institution:

Antioch University-Los Angeles

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Description:

This interdisciplinary course critically investigates the various ways the West has constructed otherness through the prism of the primitive. Drawing from classical literature, anthropology, travel narratives, ethnography, art history, psychology, philosophy and popular culture-from Homer to Freud by way of Tarzan-students wrestle with questions of the primitive, civilization, otherness, identity, self and representation, in an effort to better understand practices of marginalization and aggrandizement. HUMANITIES DOMAIN

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.antiochla.edu

Phone Number:

(310) 578-1080

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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