This blog is created by students from Clemson University's spring 2009 course Women's Studies 459 - "Building Bodies: Women's Bodies in Theory and Practice." This class explores the construction of bodies from various methodological perspectives, focusing on five specific areas: theories of bodies; bodies and genders and sexes; “misbehaving” bodies; politics of bodies; and constructing bodies. We welcome comments and contributions to our posts and discussions.

21 April 2009

more bodies exhibit!...

Hey guys, I know I've posted a ton on this already but I just thought that this article was very interesting. I've been looking at different articles on bodies exhibits for a different class this semester but I came across this one. It's about how they're shutting down a bodies show in France because it was declared indecent. In fact, the decision could apparently make all French museams to remove bodies and skeletons from display. I just think that it's such an interesting contrast compared to how the body exhibit is viewed here. Although the French still flock to view the visit (I'm fairly certain that the article says that they have had a steady stream of visitors), their law is actually trying to stop it. This is the first article that I've come across showing a country or region with this kind of reaction. I think that there's something to be said for both sides the more that I look at the issue but I just thought that I would share since I've posted so many other things about the bodies exhibit.

Article about French and Bodies

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