DANC0285Z-S14
Ethics/Aesthetics/Body
Lab
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:
- Mahaney Center for the Arts 110(MAC 110)
- Schedule:
- 2:50pm-3:40pm on Wednesday (Feb 10, 2014 to May 12, 2014)
- Type:
- Lab
- Instructors:
- Catherine Cabeen
- Subject:
- Dance
- Department:
- Dance
- Division:
- Arts
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- GSFS0285Z-S14
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 21954
- Subject Code:
- DANC
- Course Number:
- 0285
- Section Identifier:
- Z