ANTH 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Benjamin Lee Whorf, Koi No Yokan, Standard Average European
23 Nov 2016
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Lecture outline| week 8: november 1 | cultural worlds: language. Read [12 pp: tho(cid:373)so(cid:374), da(cid:448)id . (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1010) [(cid:1005)9(cid:1011)(cid:1009)]. (cid:862)the apir-whorf hypothesis: worlds shaped (cid:271)y words. (cid:863) conformity and conflict: readings in cultural anthropology (twelfth edition). Mccurdy, 63-75: suggested: pe(cid:374)(cid:374)esi, kare(cid:374). (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)(cid:1010). (cid:862)(cid:858)they (cid:272)a(cid:374) lear(cid:374) to say (cid:373)y (cid:374)a(cid:373)e(cid:859): edistri(cid:271)uti(cid:374)g. Responsibility for integrating immigrants to ca(cid:374)ada. (cid:863) anthropologica. Topical areas: studies in culture & performance; power, politics & development. Anthropologists need to communicate with their participants. Affects your ability to observe/ understand the nuances of everyday life. Possibly limits your choice of methods during fieldwork. Speaking the local language is important for building rapport. Can make you more approachable (e. g. bourgois in east harlem) Can convey your investment/ interest in understanding the people and culture you study. Allows us to formulate & express thoughts, engage in dialogue, and reproduce messages. Can share specific information, but there is no dialogue or reproduction of messages.
