SSCI 305 - The Body in Culture

Institution:

American InterContinental University-Online

Subject:

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description:

The Body in Culture will critically evaluate ideas and representations of the human body in the arts, fashion and popular culture. Drawing on the inter-disciplinary nature of cultural theory, it will consider for example how ideas of the beautiful, desirable and "the ideal" body are created, and the impact images of perfection might have upon individual identities. Key visual theories about how meaning is constructed in images will be explored.

Credits:

4.50

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.aiuniv.edu

Phone Number:

(877) 701-3800

Calendar System:

Quarter

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