WGSS 4580 - Thinking the Body

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: WGSS 2010 with a grade of C or better.
Description
Crosslisted with WGSS 6580. This course considers different threads of feminist and social body theory as they consider the idealization and representation of the body, the input of biopolitical and scientifico-medical discourses on notions of the body, and interrogate the perceived materiality of the body. The course also addresses interventions in normalizing body discourses, specifically in genres of performance art, memoir, and personal essay.