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ENGL313
Rites of Writing: Anthropology as Literary Theory
ENGL313 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 15 | 8 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
The course will examine how anthropology can inform the
theorization and interpretation of literature. First, we
will look at writings that explicitly link modern literature
to the anthropological and ethnographic study of culture as
a system of symbols and functions. Second, we will explore
how anthropological texts (implicitly and explicitly) draw
on literary texts. Third, we will speculate on other
connections between myth, ritual, kinship, symbol, and taboo
and literary form and content.
MAJOR READINGS
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Talal Asad, Pierre
Bourdieu, James Clifford, Mary Douglas, Clifford Geertz,
Ernest Gellner, Rene Girard, Claude Levi-Strauss, Victor
Turner, Peter J. Wilson.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly response papers and
final paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course counts
towards the English department's Theory requirement.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Weisberg, D
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 0, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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