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GCST3635: Bodies and Social Worlds
2023 unit information
How are bodily life and social worlds intertwined? This unit draws on feminist and other perspectives to explore various body practices, such as dance, cosmetic surgery, nudism, work cultures and eating. The unit highlights the importance of diversity in bodily forms and norms and provides students with the tools to engage critically with the factors that shape embodied practices, including their own.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Gender and Cultural Studies |
| Credit points | 6 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Critically understand the politics of different theories of the body, and their scholarly implications.
- LO2. An ability to evaluate and draw upon different sources of information in order think critically about the way your body is given meaning and effectivity in the social world.
- LO3. Creatively apply research methodologies or approaches that engage with the body and/or bodily life.
- LO4. Demonstrate higher-order critical and analytical skills through having undertaken independently chosen and researched case studies.
- LO5. Demonstrate through engagement with unit materials and assessments an understanding of the cultural value of bodily differences.
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