Description
This taught postgraduate module provides an in-depth insight into the ways in which feminist life writing and performance has shaped, challenged, and subverted contemporary understandings of the medical subject. We will consider how feminist artists and writers in have told stories about their own bodies in relation to medical power.ÌýÌý
Topics we cover may include:ÌýÌý
Trauma and PTSDÌý
Medical abuseÌýÌý
Medicalisation of sexualityÌýÌý
Responsibilisation of healthcareÌýÌý
Wellness culture, austerity politics and reproductive justice.Ìý
Breast Cancer CampaigningÌý
Body imageÌýÌý
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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