Dr. Elizabeth Keating

Professor

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Biography

Elizabeth L. Keating is a Professor Emeritus specializing in linguistic anthropology. She completed her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1994. Her research emphasizes the cultural aspects of communication, cross-cultural communication, narrative, and the influence of technology on language practices. Keating's work includes significant fieldwork in Pohnpei, Micronesia, where she explored the complex hierarchical ranking systems and their relationship with language and social status. She has published extensively, including co-authored books on communication and narrative that address the crucial role of inter-generational stories and cultural transmission. Keating's courses cover topics such as Culture Communication, Language Culture Society, Conversation Analysis, and Language Gender Interaction. She has a diverse range of research interests, focusing on how language maintains social hierarchies and considers the impacts of new communication technologies.

Research Interests

Courses

Culture Communication Language Culture Society Introduction to Graduate Linguistic Anthropology Conversation Analysis Narrative, Discourse Analysis Language Gender Interaction Language Power e-Society Knowledge, Power Practice in Science Technology Society

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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