ANTHR207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Meta-Communication
14 Jan 2016
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We have developed as humans; we have language, kinship systems, created ways to survive, so what do we. Goes beyond simple language, something that previous lives might have seen as trivial. Art is not just entertainment, it can have deeper cultural and social significance. Consider symbolic use and creativity that extends beyond language. Explore the range of human creativity in terms of: play, art, myth, ritual. Play is fun, suggesting the creation of a real world with a play world via roleplaying, etc. Clear differences between the 2 worlds, think outside the concrete reality that you are in. Part of brain development that relates to motor skills. Thinking about play involves metacommunication, communicating about the process of communicating. Play involves moving from everyday realities, other people may not always recognize this kind of communication. Reflexive commentary on ordinary life (i. e. like jokes) Exercise, preparedness, exploration, alternative experiences, learning, imitation, rehearsal (ex.
