PSCI 470 - The Body Politic

This course examines the body as a site of governance in politics and public policy, exploring the relationships between how certain people(s) come to be governed as "groups of bodies" (e.g., racialized bodies, Indigenous bodies, reproductive bodies) and the regulation of body parts (e.g., blood, skin). Throughout the course, students engage in a variety of assignments aimed at different audiences (e.g., academic, public, policy makers) to gain an understanding of the specific relationship between macro and micro approaches to the governance of the body, and the influence of related law and policy on experiences of (in)equality.