Listed in: American Studies, as AMST-215
Wendy H. Bergoffen (Section 02)
Francis G. Couvares (Section 01)
The course is an interdisciplinary, historically organized study of American perceptions of and attitudes towards the human body in a variety of media, ranging from medical and legal documents to poetry and novels, the visual arts , film, and dance. Among the topics to be discussed are the physical performance of gender; the social construction of the ideal male and female body; health reform movements; athletic achievement as an instrumentalization of the body; commercialization of physical beauty in the fitness and fashion industries; eating disorders as cultural phenomena; the interminable abortion controversy; the equally interminable conflict over pornography and the limits of free speech; and adaptations to the possibility of serious illness and to the certainty of death.
Limited to 25 students. Spring semester. Professor Couvares.
If Overenrolled: Preference will be given, in descending orders, to preregistered juniors & senior Anthropology or American Studies majors who attend the first class; other juniors & seniors who attend the first class; first-year & sophomore Anthro or Amer Studies majors.
Cost: $50 ?
Section 01
M 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CHAP 101
W 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CHAP 101
F 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CHAP 101
Section 02
M 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM FAYE 117
W 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM FAYE 117
F 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM FAYE 117
| Section(s) | ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | The Awakening | Avon | Chopin, Kate | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy | Harvard University Press | Luker, Kristin | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Everyman | Vintage Press | Roth, Philip | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl | Harvard University Press | Jacobs, Harriet | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat body in American Culture | New York University Press | Farrell, Amy | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Leaves of Grass | Penguin | Whitman, Walt | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Sun Also Rises | Scribner | Hemingway, Ernest | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Unbearable Weight | Unbearable Weight | Bordo, Susan | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Yellow Wallpaper | Feminist Press | Gilman, Charlotte Perkins | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.