| Unit name | Gender, sexuality and the body |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ARCH20053 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Morelli |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Description
Gender, sexuality and bodies as intersecting phenomena are central to social and cultural organization and experience throughout the world. This unit will engage with social anthropological research on these topics which over the last four decades have become key areas of anthropological study. The unit will focus on ethnographic explorations of specific issues, and key themes, concepts, theories and debates that have occupied scholars of the anthropology of gender, sexuality and the body since the 1970s.
Unit aims
At the end of the unit, the successful student will be able to:
1. Discuss in detail a range of anthropological research on gender, sexuality and the body throughout the world and synthesise research in order to persuade.
2. Explain and critically evaluate key concepts and theories on gender, sexuality and the body, and discuss how they relate to ethnographic research.
3. Apply cross-cultural perspectives to key issues and debates on gender, sexuality and the body.
4. Develop anthropological analyses of contemporary questions and debates surrounding gender, sexuality and the body.
11 hours interactive lectures, 11 hours seminars (including 8 hours of student-led seminars)
Summative assessment
Mascia-Lees, F. E. (Ed.). (2011). A Companion to the Anthropology of the Body and Embodiment (Vol. 22). John Wiley & Sons.
Lewin, E. (Ed.). (2009). Feminist anthropology: a reader. John Wiley & Sons.
Cornwall, A and Lindisfarne, N. (1994). Dislocating Masculinity: Comparative Ethnographies
