Course: History of the Body and Body Performativity

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Course title History of the Body and Body Performativity
Course code UHV/MTEL
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rábová Šárka Caitlín, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hanulík Vladan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Social construction of the normativity/M. Foucault 2) The essential nature of gender?/A. Fausto-Sterling 3) Anthropology of the body and the senses/K. L. Geurts 4) Phenomenology of corporeality - Embodiment and the treatment of demons/T. Csordas 5) History of medicine through the eyes of the patient/R. Porter 6) Discursive approach to so-called diseases in the 19th century - gout and onanism/R. Porter - J. Stengers 7) Performing femininity and masculinity in medicine/L. Jordanova 8) Hysteria/A. Hustvedt 9) Modern sport as a key to the formation of a heteronormative society/P. Deslandes 10) Performativity of corporeality/J. Butler 11) New Materialism/K. Barad 12) The future of medicine - ethics and biomedicine in the 21st century/N. Rose

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection, Work-related activities, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
  • Independent critical reading - 40 hours per semester
  • Data/material collection - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 24 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes

Students will gain insight into the history of the body, the concept of the performativity of corporeality and new materialism in the context of Czech and European history.
Prerequisites
The prerequisite is the ability to passive reception of foreign language texts in English, willingness to self-study and active participation in discussion.

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Discussion, Systematic monitoring

Students will prepare for individual lectures from assigned study materials, an argumentative essay will be part of the final assessment criterium as well as a written test covering recommended literature. Artificial intelligence can be used creatively by students in preparation for class, but it must not substitute for presenting their own knowledge in the final test and essay.
Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
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