Unruly Bodies

Bodies are subjected to countless rules, norms, laws, and expectations on a daily basis. What happens when they don’t measure up or when they don’t comply? This course considers a selection of unruly bodies in Germanophone literature and time-based media - from bodies that elude stable identities and categories to bodies that are othered, pathologized, criminalized, disciplined, corrected, punished, or excluded. We will encounter monsters, animals, fiancés, salesmen, dancers, businessmen, lawyers, schoolchildren, refugees, and aging or delinquent women. Taught in German.