Seminar: Grundlagentexte der Körpersoziologie
Instructors: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tobias BollShortname: S Körpersoz.
Course No.: 02.149.16904
Course Type: Seminar
Anwesenheitspflicht
Anyone who is absent without excuse from the first session forfeits their spot. A simple prior apology by email to the instructor is sufficient. A medical certificate is not required.Recommended reading list
Introductions and overview texts on body sociology:Schmincke, I. 2021. Körpersoziologie. utb.
Gugutzer, R. 2022. Soziologie des Körpes, 6. Aufl. Bielefeld: Transcript.
Gugutzer, R. (Hg.) 2006. body turn. Perspektiven der Soziologie des Körpers und des Sports. Bielefeld: Transcript.
Schroer, M. (Hg.) 2005. Soziologie des Körpers. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp.
Handbooks:
Gugutzer, R./Klein, G./Meuser, M. (Hg.) 2022. Handbuch Körpersoziologie, 2. Aufl. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Contents
Sociology has long been accused—often by its own practitioners—of having forgotten the body. This is both true and false. While the body is indeed not foregrounded as an autonomous object of study in the works of the classical theorists, traces of the body can still be found in the writings of foundational figures such as Émile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, and Max Weber. Since the 1980s, however, a distinct subdiscipline of the sociology of the body has emerged. In Germany, the sociological engagement with the body has gained momentum particularly since the 1990s.Building on the orientation provided in the introductory lecture, this seminar offers a more in-depth engagement with foundational texts in the sociology of the body. We will trace the body’s presence in classical sociology, become familiar with key concepts and theoretical frameworks, and discuss their social-theoretical and disciplinary-historical backgrounds. Alongside theoretical texts, we will also examine several empirically grounded studies that have become canonical within the field of body sociology.
Additional information
Course language and most of the reading is German.If you wish to take part in this seminar, it is recommended that you have previously attended the introductory lecture on body sociology.
Term papers in this seminar should be between 27,000 and 33,000 characters (including spaces).
In Modules 09 and 10 (major) and Module 06 (minor), students are required to complete both an advanced seminar and an elective seminar.
For each module, a term paper must be written in one of the seminars. The topic of the paper must be discussed with the instructor in advance. Term papers whose topics have not been agreed upon beforehand may be rejected. This does not replace the official registration of the examination in Jogustine.
Further information on advanced and elective seminars is available here:
https://www.soziologie.uni-mainz.de/studium/studierende/bachelor-studium
Further information on writing a term paper is available here:
https://www.soziologie.uni-mainz.de/downloads
Dates
| Date (Day of the week) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/05/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/12/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/19/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 11/26/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 12/03/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 12/10/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 12/17/2025 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/07/2026 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/14/2026 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/21/2026 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 01/28/2026 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 02/04/2026 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
| 02/11/2026 (Wednesday) | 10:15 - 11:45 | 01 721 Seminarraum 1137 - Georg-Forster-Gebäude (Sowi) |
