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This module explores contemporary anthropological applications of Charles S. Peirce's semiotic theory. The concept of "semiosis" (the action of signs) is useful for understanding relations between human and non-human agency, between discursive meaning (as in language) and other forms of action and agency, and for understanding the qualitative, sensuous dimensions of culture and social life. We will explore the theoretical bases of semiotics as method and theory, and critically read a few recent ethnographies which focus on the relations between the "human" and "natural" realms.
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