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WGS 324 - Childbirth & Culture
Fall 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Women's and Gender Studies (WGS)
Department: LSA Women's and Gender Studies
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Details

Credits:
4
Requirements & Distribution:
SS
Advisory Prerequisites:
Sophomore standing.
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Stuckey, Leigh
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

Students examine childbirth from an anthropological perspective. Childbirth is a physiological process, but exploring the great variety in how childbirth is managed and made meaningful across the world and in the United States reveals the cultural logics underlying practices and beliefs surrounding childbirth. We will analyze birth as a biosocial process that reveals much about our understandings of gender, the body, medical authority, spiritual authority, community, and individual agency during pregnancy and childbirth. Selected readings, films, advertisements, and other media will serve as material for our analysis.

Schedule

WGS 324 - Childbirth & Culture
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
30742
Open
42
 
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MWF 2:00PM - 3:00PM1202 SEB
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
002 (DIS)
 In Person
30743
Open
4
 
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M 4:00PM - 5:00PM130 TAP
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
003 (DIS)
 In Person
30744
Open
1
 
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M 3:00PM - 4:00PM130 TAP
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
004 (DIS)
 In Person
30745
Closed
0
 
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Tu 12:00PM - 1:00PM1518 NUB
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
005 (DIS)
 In Person
30746
Open
18
 
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W 9:00AM - 10:00AM120 WH
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
006 (DIS)
 In Person
30747
Open
4
 
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W 11:00AM - 12:00PM2218 SEB
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
007 (DIS)
 In Person
30748
Open
15
 
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F 11:00AM - 12:00PM2024 DANA
8/28/23 - 12/6/23

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