ETHN 305: Bodies in American Culture

1 unit
Prerequisite: ETHN 103 or WGS 111
The course examines how the “body” is tended to in various arenas in American culture. It explores how bodies are socially, culturally, and historically constructed in American society. And how race, class, gender, sexuality, and other categories of difference play a role in how bodies are understood. Possible topics studied in the course might include: sports, wearable devices, art, and social media. Same as WGS 305 . Soriano