GWS509 THE POLITICS OF BODY
| Course Code: | 8100509 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Gender&Women Studies |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer PINAR SARIGÖL GÜRKAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
This course is about the politics of body revolving around gender,sex,sexuality,visibility,beauty,nationalism,discipline,fashion. The particular purpose of this course is to familiarize students with analytical approaches and cases to body politics, the differentiated bodily representations and the power practices through the body. As a graduate level seminar, this course offers varied perspectives regarding the control and reconstruction of body/bodies. Additionally, the course will be taught by a combination of assigned texts and interactive discussions. Each week we will dwell on two-four texts and explore the concepts and related insights. On the successful completion of this course, the students will be able to develop critical self-understanding of their perceptions, discuss about their ideas and experiences, and work with the others to achieve common goal.