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Course Description: Semiotics and Cultural Change*
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Course Description: Semiotics and Cultural Change*

Semiotics and Cultural Change*

46-3435

The course explores the implications of systemic and structural theories of culture for issues of cultural change, both revolutionary and evolutionary, by considering particular case studies. Using dyadic and triadic methodologies for the study of signs, we examine case studies to interrogate political, social, and pragmatic outcomes of meta-analytic propositions. Fieldwork experiences engage students in contradictions, coherences, coincidences and confrontations between theory and praxis. Note: Non-Cultural Studies majors can take this course for Social Science credit, but they will need permission of the instructor to register for the course.

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* Prerequisite Required.