The Power of Speech

Uitgebreide vaknaam	The Power of Speech in Ritual and Rhetoric
Leerdoelen	Knowledge of prevailing different models of cultural development and evolution; Capacity to meaningfully compare the relative virtues of different models of cultural development and evolution on either evidential or conceptual grounds; Active and creative engagement with different models of cultural development and evolution.
Omschrijving	Drawing from scholarship in philosophy, anthropology, classics, history, and cognitive psychology, this course is a deep dive into both speech acts and the rituals and rhetoric in which those acts are embedded. Beginning with Merlin Donald's Origins of the Modern Mind and using case studies drawn from the history of Early Modern mathematics, the history and philosophy of art, Greco-Roman magic, and ethnographic studies of Papuan tribal groups (among others), we will develop a richly interdisciplinary picture of human speech and its relationship(s) with symbolic, material, and theoretical culture. This course will conclude with a student-led creative project related to the course readings and content.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	werkcollege
Toetsvorm	schriftelijk tentamen, schriftelijke opdracht(en)
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	prof. dr. B.P. van Heusden
Docent(en)	dr. R.M. Wittingslow
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Additional Several chapters and articles which are available via the UB. For titles, see course syllabus.
Entreevoorwaarden	Completed first year of study (propedeuse) and completed first part of the minor Culture and Cognition. Good control of English (speaking, reading and writing).
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type BSc International Business/IB  (minor Culture and Cognition) 3 semester I b verplicht Minor Culture and Cognition 3 semester I b verplicht