Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MULTIMODAL MULTIMEDIA: SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES

Department: Anthropology

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In this course, students are introduced to “multimodal” and multimedia innovations in the social sciences, which combine research skills and exhibition techniques using multimodal forms, including soundscapes, video/film, still imaging and digitally-assisted media production, among others. Applying the analytic approaches of social science, this course centers around “research-creation” – a mode of research that combines creative and academic practices, encouraging discovery, knowledge formation and innovation through artistic expression, scholarly investigation, and experimentation. No previous technical or artistic training are required; no prerequisites. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 575. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 375 if student has credit for ANTH 575. Repeatable for Credit.