WS 220 - too Fat Too Thin Women And Eating Disorders

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Skidmore College

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Description:

The course begins with a historical examination of the ways in which the female body has been coded with meanings, and the effects those meanings have had on women's real lives. We will study the ambivalence and contradictions regarding norms of health, thinness, and obesity. We will approach eating disorders from feminist perspectives, which consider these behaviors as women's responses to oppression. Finally we will consider food from a scholarly as well as real-life perspective . Prerequisite : WS101 or one course listed as applicable to Women's Studies. V. Rangi

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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