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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
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The Corporeal Marker Project (CMP): Teaching about Bodily Difference, Identity and Place through Experience
Fluri, Jennifer L.; Trauger, Amy
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v35 n4 p551-563 2011
In response to recent articles and ideas for experiential learning activities in human geography, this paper outlines a particular approach to learning about the body, difference, mobility and geographic space through experience. The Corporeal Marker Project designed and implemented by the authors provides a spatial experience of difference for students who represent themselves as "the other" by marking their bodies outside accepted "norms" in public and private spaces. The authors include a detailed description of this assignment, two examples of its use at separate campuses and different human geography courses, and reflections on its use and effectiveness.
Descriptors: Human Geography, Experiential Learning, Teaching Methods, Human Body, Social Distance, Assignments, Self Concept, Program Descriptions, Critical Theory, Feminism, Field Studies, Gender Issues, Geography Instruction, Educational Strategies, College Students, College Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Social Differences, Social Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Georgia; New Hampshire
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