Write an annotated bibliography of presenting annotated citations of 5-6 quality academic sources (e.g. book chapters or journal articles) that relate to a chosen aspect of the study of body in society and culture.
This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of the following module learning outcomes:
Demonstrate a systematic and critical evaluation of the theoretical and social constructions of embodiment and the body in late modernity.
Demonstrate critical evaluation of the widening scope of science and medicine and the media as forms of social control in relation to the body.
Critically analyse and evaluate the social influences on the body and how they are represented.
Critically evaluate current theoretical approaches about health, illness and social patterning of health, in relation to policies and “healthiest” societies.
Critically appraise the relationship between the body, art and media.
Task requirements
Write an annotated bibliography of 1000 words (+/– 10%) presenting annotated citations of 5-6 quality academic sources (e.g. book chapters or journal articles) that relate to a chosen aspect of the study of body in society and culture.
For each source, you should provide:
This assessment aims to provide you with an opportunity to research and become familiar with academic scholarship that you anticipate will be relevant to your second piece of assessed work for the module (CW2), which is a case study of 2500 words, focusing on an aspect of the study of the body in society and culture chosen from options listed below.
For both assessments, you should choose to focus on ONE of the following topics:
If there is an aspect of the study of the body that is not listed above, which relates to one or more of the topics covered in seminars for this module, and on which you would very much like to focus, please agree this with me in the seminar or via email.
Your work will be assessed on the extent to which it demonstrates your achievement of the stated learning outcomes for this assignment (see above), and will also be assessed against the following criteria: