0510-452 - Bodies And Culture

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

The body in culture, society, and history. Comparative approaches to the cultural construction of bodies, and the impact of ethnic, gender, racial differences on body practices (i.e. surgical alteration, mutilation, beautification, surrogacy, erotica). The formation of normative discourses of the body (regarding sexuality, AIDS/illness, reproduction, fat/food) in medical science, consumer culture, and the mass media. The course will be discussion and project oriented, encouraging students to acquire a range of analytic skills through a combination of text interpretation and research. Part of the sociology/anthropology concentration and minor and may be taken as an elective. (0510-210 or 0515-210) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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