STS 6101

STS 6101

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

This course begins from the premise that bodies and sensing are the ground of sociality. Drawing on texts from Anthropology, Science & Technology Studies, Disability Studies, and Animal Studies, as well as some classics of social theory, this course brings bodies and senses to the fore in thinking about how humans live, work, relate, and create together. It considers all the senses from "the big five" (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste) to the "hidden senses" (balance, kinesthesia, proprioception, and affect). The goal is to read and think materially, semiotically, and theoretically about how humans, as a social species, interact with our own and other species through our bodies, our senses, and our movements. 

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 6101

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17174 STS 6101   SEM 101