Course Catalog - 2009-2010

     

ANTH 356 - THE CULTURAL BODY

Long Title: THE CULTURAL BODY
Department: Anthropology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Seminar focuses on the body and bodies (human and non-human) as not only symbolic of culture, but also as culture itself. How do physiology and soical processes interact? What is the physical nature of "cultural" categories such as gender, race, class, and sexuality, and (where) do we draw the line between nature and nurture? Cross-list: SWGS 356.