ANTH 19 Ethnographic Discourse Analysis

This course approaches Discourse Analysis as a research method that allows the analyst to pay systematic attention to diverse elements of communication. While this method can be used across disciplines to address a wide variety of research questions, this course grounds investigations in an exploration of discourse in ethnographic contexts, to examine how language, culture and the social order are inter-related and co-constructed in communication. Our task involves attending to multiple scales, including the technical contours of spoken and written communication, the immediate interpersonal moment, as well as the broader sociopolitical context. We will learn to read and develop ethnographically-grounded transcriptions to make arguments and will consider how day-to-day language enables individuals and communities to navigate contemporary issues of power, morality, cultural continuity, inequality, and more.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:INT or SOC; WCult:CI

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Anthropology