Symbols play an enormous role in a wide array of social institutions and processes. But it will also be the burden of the course to demonstrate the relevance of symbolism to the everyday - meals, dress, interaction between teachers and students, parents and children, and so forth. The course will also examine the various ways that symbols make their presence known.
Symbols are visual, verbal and aural.
Examples of these different symbolic media will be examined. Thus, the course will present both theories and methodological approaches to symbols and will provide case-studies of symbols in action.