Explores “the body” with emphasis on theoretical biological and cultural anthropological approaches. Topics may include human adaptations, biocultural evolution, categorization and display of bodies; the body as a basis for metaphors, symbols, and images; individual collective (cultural, social, political) bodies; and embodied experience across the life course We interrogate assumptions of a universal human body, in particular through the study of gender, sexual, ethnic and racialized diversity, as related to both inequality and ethics. 1 unit. Meets the Critical Learning: SHB requirement. (Not offered 2025-26).

Degree requirement — Critical Learning: SHB

1 unit

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2024	Block 1	The Body: Anthropological Perspectives	Allison Formanack	Barnes Science Center 412	25 / 23	05/20/2025