Carleton University · ANTH 4403

Symbolic and Semiotic Anthropology

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

This course looks at the role of signs and symbols in social life, including the properties of signs, the workings of symbolic systems, the construction of social reality, and role all these play in actors’ practice.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
  • Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 5403 , for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Seminar three hours a week.
Reference text in its original language

This course looks at the role of signs and symbols in social life, including the properties of signs, the workings of symbolic systems, the construction of social reality, and role all these play in actors’ practice.

  • Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
  • Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 5403 , for which additional credit is precluded.
  • Seminar three hours a week.

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