Unruly Bodies: Narratives of Dissent

Through literature, film, and contemporary art, students will examine global bodies as narratives of unruliness. What happens to bodies on the margins? How does policy account for bodies that defy borders and definitions? Which bodies offer dissenting expressions against institutions of power? Global case studies include: clandestine migration, border enforcement, food insecurity/malnutrition/obesity, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, nuclear testing and its environmental consequences, activist art, Indigenous land sovereignty, mental health awareness, the #BlackLivesMatter and the #MeToo movements, and transgender bodily autonomy. All case studies will be available, read, and discussed in English translation. No knowledge of French is required.