Bodies of Science, Bodies of Knowledge
ANTH 312
Fall 2011 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
SISP 313, FGSS 312 |
| Course Cluster: Disability Studies |
This seminar explores scientific, medical, and anthropological constructions of the body with the aim of jostling reductive representations of bodies as entities that end at the skin and simply house minds. Readings will be interdisciplinary, from critical medical anthropology, feminist science studies, philosophy, and other disciplines interested in the body. We'll put our minds together to think about how imaginations of embodiment tie to political and knowledge-making projects both of domination and of resistance and what it means for a range of actors to live in bodies at the turn of the third millennium. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Intercultural Literacy, Interpretation
Intercultural Literacy: Students will learn to think through culturally different imaginations of bodies and embodiment.
Interpretation: Students will learn a range of methods to interpret bodies in both scientific and nonscientific settings, including anthropological, philosophical, cultural studies, feminist and historical approaches.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ANTH |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FGSS) |
Major Readings:
Anne Marie Mol, THE BODY MULTIPLE, ISBN 0822329174, 9780822329176
Adriana Petryna, LIFE EXPOSED: BIOLOGICAL CITIZENS AFTER CHERNOBYL, ISBN 069109019X, 9780691090191
Anne Fadiman, THE SPIRIT CATCHES YOU AND YOU FALL DOWN ISBN 0374525641, 9780374525644
Jackie Stacey, TERATOLOGIES: A CULTURAL STUDY OF CANCER ISBN 0415149606, 9780415149600
Paul Stoller EMBODYING COLONIAL MEMORIES: SPIRIT POSSESSION, POWER, AND THE HAUKA IN WEST AFRICA, ISBN 0415908779, 9780415908771
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Examinations and Assignments:
Reading response papers, a midterm analytical paper, and a final research paper. In-class assignments on occasion. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Intercultural Literacy: Students will learn to think through culturally different imaginations of bodies and embodiment.
Interpretation: Students will learn a range of methods to interpret bodies in both scientific and nonscientific settings, including anthropological, philosophical, cultural studies, feminist, and historical approaches. |
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