Sociologia | SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY

cod. 0312300047

SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY

	0312300047
	DIPARTIMENTO DI STUDI POLITICI E SOCIALI
	EQF6
	SOCIOLOGY
	2019/2020

CURRICULUM WELFARE Cohort 2017/2018

	YEAR OF COURSE 3
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2011
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	SPS/07	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	EDUCATIONAL AIMS THE COURSE AIM TO BROADEN AND DEVELOP SOCIOLOGICAL THEORETICAL AND LINGUISTIC SKILLS OF THE STUDENTS, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BODY AS “LIVED EXPERIENCE” AND IN ITS CONNECTIONS WITH CULTURE, POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND LAW. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT MUST: KNOW THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE BODY, THEORIES AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS; KNOW THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE BODY IN TERMS OF PROCESSES AND CONTENTS; BE ABLE TO DETECT AND ANALYZE THE (INTER) DEPENDENCIES THAT THE BODY, IN ITS BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL NATURE, HAS WITH ALL THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SOCIAL UNDERSTAND THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS PHENOMENA THAT INVOLVE THE BODY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, ATTRIBUTING SENSE AND MEANING TO IT ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT MUST: KNOW HOW TO APPLY THE THEORIES, CONCEPTS AND CATEGORIES OF ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY TO THE VARIOUS AREAS OF RESEARCH; BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY NEW FIELDS FOR DEFINING BODY AND ITS PROBLEMS

EDUCATIONAL AIMS
THE COURSE AIM TO BROADEN AND DEVELOP SOCIOLOGICAL THEORETICAL AND LINGUISTIC SKILLS OF THE STUDENTS, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BODY AS “LIVED EXPERIENCE” AND IN ITS CONNECTIONS WITH CULTURE, POLITICS, ECONOMICS AND LAW.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT MUST:
KNOW THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE BODY, THEORIES AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS;
KNOW THE SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE BODY IN TERMS OF PROCESSES AND CONTENTS;
BE ABLE TO DETECT AND ANALYZE THE (INTER) DEPENDENCIES THAT THE BODY, IN ITS BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL NATURE, HAS WITH ALL THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SOCIAL
UNDERSTAND THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS PHENOMENA THAT INVOLVE THE BODY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY, ATTRIBUTING SENSE AND MEANING TO IT

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT MUST:
KNOW HOW TO APPLY THE THEORIES, CONCEPTS AND CATEGORIES OF ANALYSIS OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY TO THE VARIOUS AREAS OF RESEARCH;
BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY NEW FIELDS FOR DEFINING BODY AND ITS PROBLEMS

	Prerequisites
	KNOWING THE MAIN SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES

	Contents
	THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE FOCUSES ON THE STUDY OF THE THEORETICAL TOOLS TO ANALYZE: 1) THE BODY AS "TEXT", WHICH TO ATTRIBUTE SENSE AND MEANING, STARTING FROM ITS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. 2) THE BODY AS A "STRUCTURE" IN REFERENCE TO ITS BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL COMPONENTS. BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL COMPONENTS 3) THE BODY AS A "SYSTEM", CONSISTING BY INTERDIPENDENCE BETWEEN ITS DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL, SYMBOLIC-CULTURAL, POLITICAL COMPONENTS. 3) THE BODY AS A "SYSTEM", CONSTITUITED AND THE INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN ITS VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL, SYMBOLIC, CULTURAL, POLITICAL-INSTITUTIONAL, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPONENTS. SUCH TOOLS WILL BE APPLIED TO SOME TOPICS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTEREST - WELLNESS, HEALTH / DESEASE, SEXUALITY, WORK, ART AND FASHION. WE WILL BE ANALYZING THE CHANGE OF THE IMAGES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BODY, ITS LIFE AND DEATH, MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY AS WELL, RELATING HE CHANGES IN THE PICTURES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BODY, ITS BIRTH, HIS LIFE AND DEATH WILL BE ANALYZED, REALTING WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES SUPPLIED BY SCIENCE IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES AND SOME PRACTICES OF BODY SCULPTURE AND BODY ART, HIGHLIGHTING ITS RITUAL ASPECTS. IN THE SECOND PART, IN REFERENCE TO BODY AS PLACE OF TENSIONS AND STRUGGLES FOR HEGEMONY AND CONTROL OF HUMANITY, THE DISCUSSION WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE "EMBODIMENT" PROCESS. THE NEXUS BETWEEN TRUTH ON THE BODY, LEGITIMACY, DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED.

Contents

THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE FOCUSES ON THE STUDY OF THE THEORETICAL TOOLS TO ANALYZE:

1) THE BODY AS "TEXT", WHICH TO ATTRIBUTE SENSE AND MEANING, STARTING FROM ITS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
2) THE BODY AS A "STRUCTURE" IN REFERENCE TO ITS BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL COMPONENTS.
BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL COMPONENTS
3) THE BODY AS A "SYSTEM", CONSISTING BY INTERDIPENDENCE BETWEEN ITS DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL, SYMBOLIC-CULTURAL, POLITICAL COMPONENTS.
3) THE BODY AS A "SYSTEM", CONSTITUITED AND THE INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN ITS VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL, SYMBOLIC, CULTURAL, POLITICAL-INSTITUTIONAL, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPONENTS.
SUCH TOOLS WILL BE APPLIED TO SOME TOPICS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTEREST - WELLNESS, HEALTH / DESEASE, SEXUALITY, WORK, ART AND FASHION.
WE WILL BE ANALYZING THE CHANGE OF THE IMAGES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BODY, ITS LIFE AND DEATH, MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY AS WELL, RELATING HE CHANGES IN THE PICTURES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BODY, ITS BIRTH, HIS LIFE AND DEATH WILL BE ANALYZED, REALTING WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES SUPPLIED BY SCIENCE IN THE FIELD OF MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES AND SOME PRACTICES OF BODY SCULPTURE AND BODY ART, HIGHLIGHTING ITS RITUAL ASPECTS.

IN THE SECOND PART, IN REFERENCE TO BODY AS PLACE OF TENSIONS AND STRUGGLES FOR HEGEMONY AND CONTROL OF HUMANITY, THE DISCUSSION WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE "EMBODIMENT" PROCESS. THE NEXUS BETWEEN TRUTH ON THE BODY, LEGITIMACY, DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES: THE TEACHER EXPLAINS IN THE CLASSROOM THE CONTENTS OF THE COURSE. PRACTICAL ACTIVITY: THE TEACHER AND STUDENTS APPLY STUDIED MODELS TO SOME LOCAL REALITIES.

	Verification of learning
	THE LEARNING ASSESMENT CONCERN A FINAL ORAL TEST. THE EXAM WILL START FROM A GENERAL THEME, INVITING THE STUDENT TO ESTABLISH LOGICAL AND SIGNIFICANT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE STUDIED SUBJECTS. THE RATING WILL BE COMMENSURATE WITH THE LEVEL OF IN-DEPTH STUDY REALIZED BY STUDENT, HIS APPLICATIVE SKILLS AND THE PERTINENT USE OF SOCIOLOGICAL VOCABULARY, .

	Texts
	TEACHER'S NOTES AND SLIDES BORGNA P., SOCIOLOGIA DEL CORPO, LATERZA,BARI, 2005 FOUCAULT M., L VOLONTÀ DI SAPERE (1976), FELTRINELLI, MILANO, 1984. TESTI PER LA CONSULTAZIONE E L'APPROFONDIMENTO ROMEO A., 2018, SOCIOLOGIA DEL CORPO, MONDADORI UNIVERSITÀ. ROSE N., 2008, LA POLITICA DELLA VITA, EINAUDI, TORINO. GALIMBERTI U., IL CORPO (1983), FELTRINELLI, MILANO, 1987. FRANCO S; NORDERA M., INCORPORAZIONE, IN FRANCO S.; NORDERA M., RICORDANZE. MEMORIA IN MOVIMENTO E COREOGRAFIE DELLA STORIA UTET, TORINO,2010, P.67-74. FOUCAULT M., L'USO DEI PIACERI (1984), FELTRINELLI FOUCAULT M., LA CURA DI SÉ (1984), FELTRINELLI, MILANO. D'ANDREA F., IL CORPO IN GIOCO, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO, 2008. CARABETTA C., CORPO FORTE E PENSIERO DEBOLE, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO, 2007. SIMMEL G., 1996, SULL’INTIMITÀ, A CURA DI V. COTESTA, FELTRINELLI, MILANO. SIMMEL G., STUDI PSICOLOGICI ED ETNOLOGICI SULLA MUSICA (1882), A CURA DI DEL FORNO M., ARACNE, ROMA 2008. P. BOURDIEU, IL CORPO TRA NATURA E CULTURA, FRANCOANGELI, MILANO, 1988. M. MAUSS , 1965, TEORIA GENERALE DELLA MAGIA E ALTRI SAGGI (TRAD.IT), EINAUDI, TORINO. FREUD S., IL DISAGIO DELLA CIVILTÀ (1941), BOLLATI BORINGHIERI, TORINO 1971. CAPECCHI S., RUSPINU E., 2009, MEDIA, CORPI, SESSUALITÀ. DAI CORPI ESIBITI AL CYBERSEX, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO.

Texts

TEACHER'S NOTES AND SLIDES

BORGNA P., SOCIOLOGIA DEL CORPO, LATERZA,BARI, 2005

FOUCAULT M., L VOLONTÀ DI SAPERE (1976), FELTRINELLI, MILANO, 1984.

TESTI PER LA CONSULTAZIONE E L'APPROFONDIMENTO
ROMEO A., 2018, SOCIOLOGIA DEL CORPO, MONDADORI UNIVERSITÀ.
ROSE N., 2008, LA POLITICA DELLA VITA, EINAUDI, TORINO.
GALIMBERTI U., IL CORPO (1983), FELTRINELLI, MILANO, 1987.
FRANCO S; NORDERA M., INCORPORAZIONE, IN FRANCO S.; NORDERA M., RICORDANZE. MEMORIA IN MOVIMENTO E COREOGRAFIE DELLA STORIA UTET, TORINO,2010, P.67-74.
FOUCAULT M., L'USO DEI PIACERI (1984), FELTRINELLI
FOUCAULT M., LA CURA DI SÉ (1984), FELTRINELLI, MILANO.
D'ANDREA F., IL CORPO IN GIOCO, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO, 2008.
CARABETTA C., CORPO FORTE E PENSIERO DEBOLE, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO, 2007.
SIMMEL G., 1996, SULL’INTIMITÀ, A CURA DI V. COTESTA, FELTRINELLI, MILANO.
SIMMEL G., STUDI PSICOLOGICI ED ETNOLOGICI SULLA MUSICA (1882), A CURA DI DEL FORNO M., ARACNE, ROMA 2008.
P. BOURDIEU, IL CORPO TRA NATURA E CULTURA, FRANCOANGELI, MILANO, 1988.
M. MAUSS , 1965, TEORIA GENERALE DELLA MAGIA E ALTRI SAGGI (TRAD.IT), EINAUDI, TORINO.
FREUD S., IL DISAGIO DELLA CIVILTÀ (1941), BOLLATI BORINGHIERI, TORINO 1971.
CAPECCHI S., RUSPINU E., 2009, MEDIA, CORPI, SESSUALITÀ. DAI CORPI ESIBITI AL CYBERSEX, FRANCO ANGELI, MILANO.