ANTH 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Franz Boas, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Determinism
14 Nov 2020
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Sociolinguistics: social postion & power relations determines the content, meaning & form of language use. Language determines how we see the world. Na ve understanding language has led to both linguistic determinism & criticism. Structuralist & post-structuralist theories have broadened the meaning of. Text- based with many followers that cross country borders. Definition: behavior & beliefs related to art, leisure & play. Definition of art: cultural anthropology defines art broadly to take into account vast cultural variations in what local people consider it to be: The application of imagination, skill & style to matter, movement & sound that goes beyond practical needs. All cultures have some form of art & have a sense of what makes something art . Refers to local cultural definitions of what is art & what is good art. Influence of franz boas in first half of the 20th century. The process of creating & using art.
