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Rites of Writing: Anthropology as Literary Theory ENGL313 SP

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.

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COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

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Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999