Autumn 2024
Meeting:
TTh 8:30am - 10:20am / CMU 226
SLN:
16255
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
BODY POLITICS
THIS COURSE IS AN INTRODUCTION TO
FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS IN FEMINIST
INQUIRY BY FOCUSING ON THE
SOCIO-HISTORICAL POSITIONALITY OF
THE BODY IN TERMS OF GENDER,
SEXUALITY, RACE, CLASS, AND
DISABILITY. THE COURSE EXAMINES
SYSTEMIC POWER THROUGH WHICH BODIES
ARE POLITICIZED AND REGULATED. WE
FURTHER EXPLORE RESISTANCE AND
COUNTERNARRATIVE EMBODIED BY GROUPS
AND PEOPLES HISTORICALLY AND
CONTEMPORARILY HELD FURTHEST FROM
JUSTICE. HOW IS SOMETHING SO
INTIMATE AS THE BODY SHAPED BY
POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC,
CULTURAL, AND COMMUNITY NORMS AS
WELL AS RESISTANCE TO NORMATIVE
POLITICS? THROUGH VARIED
METHODOLOGIES - CLASS EXAMINES HOW
BODIES ARE MADE THROUGH
CULTURAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES
(E.G. MEDIA, MEDICINE).
Catalog Description:
Focuses on issues relevant to gender, women, and sexuality in contemporary and/or historical frames. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
September 9, 2024 - 8:33 pm