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CNX 132 - Material Culture

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This course explores material culture from a variety of perspectives, and focuses specifically on the relationship between material culture and the development of our species. We will discuss the importance of creativity to the evolution of humans, the relationship between material culture and identity, object biographies, non-western ways of understanding the material world, and the manifold ways that materials shape what it means to be human. Along the way we will practice the close reading, writing, and speaking skills needed to thrive in an intellectual community.
Credits: 1

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