VAST 256 - Body Politics

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

This course focuses on the political nature of body ideals and the significance of the body in scientific thought and feminist theory. Topics include how science, technology, social norms and values shape perceptions of sexual and racial differences, the view of women as "bodies" (relative to "minds"), and attempts to control the female body through appearance norms, sexual norms, and reproductive codes. Students debate whether and how change can be fostered through performativity, subversions, and resistance, including the use of science and technologyBasow

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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