311. Anatomies 1400-1600: Sexual, Forbidden and Monstrous
This course will look at the ways in which the body was understood and visualized in the early-modern period. Focusing mostly on France and Italy, the class will address topics such as: the perceived imperfections of the female body; the mystery held by reproductive organs and their function; the theological and physical challenges posed by human dissections; the production of illustrated anatomical treatises; the implication of artists and anatomists in exploring monstrous bodies; and the intellectual and physical fascination with hermaphrodites.
(Touba Ghadessi Fleming)