HIST 316 - The Body as Historical Subject

3 SS, CD, WR
A historiographical colloquium exploring the use of the body both as a site of symbolic representation and as a site for the construction of experience, gender, and sexuality. Most of the readings will deal with European history, though some comparative component will be included as well. Authors to be read include Caroline Bynum, Michel Foucault, Lynn Hunt, and Thomas Laqueur. Frequent presentations and short papers.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: HIST 101, 102, or the equivalent.
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 12.
Mr. Smith
Next offered 2008-09.

Credits: 3 hours