Embodied Subjects
Women's and Gender Studies · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion
Offered: Every Third Year
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Description
This course uses an intersectional approach to embodiment that attends to how constructions of class, debility, disability, frailty, gender, race, sexuality, and other social differences come to figure in experiences and understandings of the body. We think about bodies as sites not only of social inscription but also of agency and possibility and highlight feminist and crip activism. What is embodiment? What is a subject? How are subjects embodied? What are the implications of embodied subjectivity? Why are some humans perceived as more embodied than others and how do the above constructions affect those perceptions?
Requisite courses
WGS-2333 or DIS-2100 or permission of WGS Chair or DS Coordinator or instructor [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and DIS-3006.
Cross-listed
DIS-3006(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.