LING 091. Corporeality in Storytelling

We will examine silent narrative in films, in stage plays, in mime, in stand-up comedy, in sign language visual vernacular, and in dance. We will have three foci: the narrator’s entire body as it takes on roles in the story - so complete embodiment of characters; the narrator’s limbs as articulators of communication; and the narrator’s facial gestures as articulators of communication. We will be examining the limitations of each of these foci on conveying factual (that is, truth-conditional) information versus affective information.
0.5 or 1 credit.
Spring 2027. Stevens. Napoli.
Catalog chapter: Theater
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/department-theater

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