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Body Talk and Cultural Identity in the African World (Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation Reports)
Augustine(E Agwuele
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Paperback. The subject of this anthology is non-verbal communication signals with contributing studies from societies and cultures of Africa and African Diaspora. The goals are to document popular gestures, explore their meanings, and understand how they frame interactions and colour perception. Editor(s): Agwuele, Augustine. Num Pages: 214 pages, 31 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; CFG; GTC; GTE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
The body is a site bearing multiple signs of cultural inscriptions. People's postures, use of space, dress codes, speech particularities, facial expressions, tone qualities, gaze, and gestures are codes that send messages to observers. These messages differ across cultures and times. Some of these non-verbal messages are taken to be conscious or subconscious projection of a sense of personal or collective identity. The various forms of "body talk" may flag personal distinction, style, uniqueness or politics, in which case, the body and its presentations become stances of the self. Different from this, body talk may exhibit a society's or culture's ... Read more
The body is a site bearing multiple signs of cultural inscriptions. People's postures, use of space, dress codes, speech particularities, facial expressions, tone qualities, gaze, and gestures are codes that send messages to observers. These messages differ across cultures and times. Some of these non-verbal messages are taken to be conscious or subconscious projection of a sense of personal or collective identity. The various forms of "body talk" may flag personal distinction, style, uniqueness or politics, in which case, the body and its presentations become stances of the self. Different from this, body talk may exhibit a society's or culture's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Equinox Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781791868
SKU
V9781781791868
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99-33
About Augustine(E Agwuele
Augustine Agwuele is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University.
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