The Body: Fat, Fitness & Form
Durham
Liberal Arts :: Anthropology
Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2017 - Full Term (08/28/2017 - 12/08/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Fall 2017 - Full Term (08/28/2017 - 12/08/2017)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
35
CRN: 16428
CRN: 16428
This course surveys the way our human bodies are valued, transformed, experienced and made subject to control in different societies around the world. It explores cultural constructions of fatness and obesity, fitness and sports as sites of politics, economics and social change, and bodily modification and dis-integration in tattooing, injury, biomedical technology, disability, aging, and extreme environments of war and outerspace. Uses anthropological and feminist theories and introduces ethnographic methods.
Section Comments: Full Title - Anthropology of the Body: Fitness, Fat & Form.
Only listed campus in section: Durham
Attributes: Social Science (Discovery)
Instructors: STAFF
Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28/2017 | 12/8/2017 | TR | 5:10pm - 6:30pm | HORT 204 |
Additional Course Details:
Course includes content exams and an extended field project: Engage in a new-to-you form of bodily and sensorial practice throughout the semester. You might choose to swim, learn a type of dance, start weight-training or CrossFit, do yoga, tai-chi, American sign language, knit, take up massage, coffee-roasting, kick-boxing, or pottery, henna tattooing, for example. Participate in at least 6 sessions over the course of the semester, keeping record of your attendance and taking field-notes to record your observations and experiences