The Body (Aut) (L4118A)
The Body (Aut)
Module L4118A
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of classical and contemporary theories of the body.
Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of case studies rights claims around the body.
Apply the theoretical concepts/frameworks covered in the module to empirical examples, in order to critically analyse these examples.
Critically assess the dominant conception of the body as socially constructed and engage in the idea of the body as having real, material constraints.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (4000 words) | Semester 1 Assessment Week 1 Thu 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 11111011111 |
| Autumn Semester | Seminar | 1 hour | 11111011111 |
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