KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jewish Nose, Susan Bordo, Body Modification

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 1000
• Professor: Hernan Humana

Document Summary

Seen as separation in social location and from the mind. Influence of social location is lost on the experience of disease: affects relation to own bodies and understanding of health, all facing similar symptoms etc. Paradigm shift: the body is a machine, study of the body parts bc its fixed, we see the body as something that can be changed i. e. structure, shape. Stelark video: wanted to make a statement around the notion of "the body is plastic, sees us as cyborgs bc of the ease of body modifications. Infinitely changeable: collision of "the body being fixed entity - it"s a (cid:373)a(cid:272)hi(cid:374)e" a(cid:374)d "(cid:271)ody is so(cid:272)ially (cid:272)o(cid:374)stru(cid:272)ted- infinitely changeable, evoke sense of discomfort. Body modification: tattoos, piercings are examples of what stelark did, exercise, diet are similar to tattoos and piercings. In kine youre encouraging people to change and modify their bodies. Body as cultural plastic: greatly influenced by sociocultural context, empowered to do whatever we want with our bodies.