INSTITUTIONALIZED BODIES

The aim of the course is to acquire a basic understanding of social and cultural significance of the human body, especially in the public sphere. The analysis will be conducted to explore the relationship between corporeality and social institutions in the way that combines perspectives of such academic fields as: sociology of the body, body culture studies, cultural anthropology, gender studies, public health sciences, law and political science. Students will be presented with knowledge about the elementary social forces working on the human corporeality within various institutions. We will focus on the explaining how human body and bodily experience are shaped by, among others, education, legal system, medicine, fashion, religion and economy.

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• ECTS: 2
• Component Code: AGS-S-4
• lecturer: Anna Czerner, PhD
• Institute: Sociology
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