COM 247 - The Ethnography of Communication

Institution:

Gustavus Adolphus College

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Description:

This course introduces the ethnography of communication, a programmatic field of study that examines speaking (and all modes of communication) as a deeply social and cultural phenomenon. Students examine ways of speaking across social situations and cultures for the purpose of exploring how social life is achieved in and through communication. Students use the descriptive framework of the ethnography of communication as a means for noticing, describing, and interpreting distinct ways of speaking, and for understanding distinct and diverse ways of social life. Fall and Spring semesters.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

Phone Number:

(507) 933-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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