ENGL 369 - Folklore and the Body

2 SS, 2 HU, CD, WR
Second Semester. The body may seem natural, but bodylore treats it as a cultural artifact inflected by ethnicity, class, gender, so on. Folklore of the body treats the body – dead and alive – as a site where we inscribe notions about identity and society. We will study many forms of bodylore concerning reproduction, initiation, health, beauty, gesture, etiquette, hair, body parts, beliefs, and dress by utilizing various disciplinary approaches and examples from different cultures and periods. Diversity. Counts toward the Anthropology major.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: See headnote above. Enrollment Limit: 25.
Ms. Gorfain

Credits: 4 hours