CMN 698 (01) - Seminar Interpersonal Studies

Seminar Interpersonal Studies

Durham Liberal Arts::Communication
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 20 
Term:  Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
CRN:  13533
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
Variable topics in interpersonal research, theory, and practice. May be repeated for different topics. Topic descriptions available in department office during preregistration. Students are required to have taken two 500 level CMN courses (C-) to take this course, unless granted instructor permission.
Section Comments: Seminar Topic Title: Communication & the Body
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): CMN 455 with minimum grade of C and CMN 456 with minimum grade of C and CMN 457 with minimum grade of C
Equivalent(s):  CMN 695
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Classes not allowed in section: Freshman
Only listed majors in section: CMN:BUSAPPL:: Communication: Business Applications||CMN:MEDIA:: Communication: Media Practices||COMMUNICATION:: Communication
Attributes:  Writing Intensive Course
Instructors:  Mardi Kidwell

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 2:10pm - 3:30pm HORT 201

Additional Course Details:

Course Description: The human body is a rich and complex communicative resource. In this class, we will examine how the body, in coordination with talk, contributes to meaning making in face-to-face interaction. We will look closely at the movements of the eyes, face, hands, head, torso, and legs, as well as the use of objects and space, for their role in the moment-by-moment
accomplishment of a range of activities: opening and closing encounters, telling stories, aligning to an interactional partner, and so on. Although we will mainly draw on interactionist studies of the body, we will also consider cognitive, cultural, developmental, and even evolutionary themes in our investigations. Class will center around the use of videotaped data to examine
embodied behaviors in interaction. Prereq: CMN 455, 456, and 457 with a C or better and a C- or better in two 500-level courses (each with a different 400-level prereq). Writing Intensive.