Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Symbols in Society - INDG2850
This course introduces students to the analysis of signs: how signs mean, how they are used, and how they evolve in diverse cultural contexts. Exploring fundamentals in semiotics this course explores subjects relevant across the social sciences and humanities, as well as marketing and design. Special emphasis is on metaphor and symbolism in Indigenous languages and cultures.
Textbook: Danesi, Marcel The Quest for Meaning. UTP.
Prerequisites: Any 1000-level course
Tuesday | Thursday
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Room D631
Instructor: Dr. Conor Snoek
Contact:
Conor Snoek | conor.snoek@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2721