Anthropology and the Arts
General
Prefix
ANTH
Course Number
301
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
The arts--which may include consideration of music, drama, dance, plastic, and graphic arts--considered anthropologically. The relation of the arts to other aspects of culture; the arts as communication; the arts as molders of culture.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Distinguish among different anthropological approaches to the arts.
Outcome
Analyze the concept of authenticity as it pertains to the arts of the non-Western world.
Outcome
Define the anthropological concept of culture and show how anthropologists use this concept to account for similarities and differences in the art forms of human societies.
Outcome
Present the results of their research into a specific art form in a specific society.
Outcome
Compare and assess the ways members of different societies assign cultural significance to specific art forms in relation to such distinctions as nationality, ethnicity, race, class, and gender.