Module Descriptors
DEVIANT BODIES
SOCY50198
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 26
Independent Study Hours: 274
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- COURSEWORK -ESSAY weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures, seminars and independent study.
Module Texts
Del LaGrace Volcano & Judith 'Jack' Halberstam (1999) The Drag King Book.
Foucault, M. (1981) The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1.
Holliday, R. and Hassard, J. (2001) Contested Bodies
Cavalluro, D. (1997) The Body for Beginners
Foucault, M. (1981) The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1.
Holliday, R. and Hassard, J. (2001) Contested Bodies
Cavalluro, D. (1997) The Body for Beginners
Module Additional Assessment Details
One coursework essay [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3]
One unseen examination under examination conditions [Learning Outcomes 2,3,4]
One unseen examination under examination conditions [Learning Outcomes 2,3,4]
Module Indicative Content
This course will consider the social and cultural construction of normal and abnormal bodies and behaviour. We will consider issues including the overt and covert regulation of the body, particularly by medical and legal institutions. We will examine polluted and polluting bodies; celebratory bodies; the creation of sexual deviance; transgressive bodies, medical technology and intervention; sick bodies and the sociology of death.
Module Resources
Library
OHP
TV and VCR equipment
Computers with standard University software package
OHP
TV and VCR equipment
Computers with standard University software package