DANC0285B-S14
Ethics/Aesthetics/Body
Ethics, Aesthetics, and the Moving Body
What are you willing to do to "look right?" In this course we will investigate how questions about what is good, and what is beautiful, affect how we treat our bodies. We will explore somatic techniques, in which the body is used as a vehicle for understanding compassion. In contrast, we will examine the extreme physical regimens of concert dance techniques that originated in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, in which the body is seen as an object to be molded into an aesthetic ideal. The course will utilize readings in philosophy and dance history, reflective and research based writing, and movement practices. (No previous experience necessary) 3 hrs. lect./1 hr. lab
What are you willing to do to "look right?" In this course we will investigate how questions about what is good, and what is beautiful, affect how we treat our bodies. We will explore somatic techniques, in which the body is used as a vehicle for understanding compassion. In contrast, we will examine the extreme physical regimens of concert dance techniques that originated in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, in which the body is seen as an object to be molded into an aesthetic ideal. The course will utilize readings in philosophy and dance history, reflective and research based writing, and movement practices. (No previous experience necessary) 3 hrs. lect./1 hr. lab
- Term:
- Spring 2014
- Location:
- Munroe Hall 314(MNR 314)
- Schedule:
- 1:30pm-4:15pm on Monday (Feb 10, 2014 to May 12, 2014)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Catherine Cabeen
- Subject:
- Dance
- Department:
- Dance
- Division:
- Arts
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- ART CW
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- DANC0285A-S14 *
GSFS0285A-S14
GSFS0285B-S14
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 21952
- Subject Code:
- DANC
- Course Number:
- 0285
- Section Identifier:
- B