ANTH 6000 - Reading and Writing Culture

Institution:

California Institute of Integral Studies

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Description:

This course engages the study and practice of classical and experimental anthropological writing, focusing on the relation between language, writing style, and the presentation of cultural "others," as dealt with historically, theoretically, and in anthropological literature. How is authorityestablished in texts What forms of expression are possible in contemporary anthropology How can we be sensitive to power relations in knowledge production and in writing in ways that produce knowledge with emancipatory effects, and bring our voice(s) into dialogue with spaces and communities of research

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ciis.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 575-6100

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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