ANTH20001 Keeping the Body in Mind (University of Melbourne): rated 4.7/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ANTH20001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Anthropology. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 身心关照
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Anthropology
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject introduces a wide range of anthropological interests in the human body from a comparative ethnographic perspective. It explores topics such as body image and eating disorders, trans/gendered bodies, sporting/dancing bodies, body modifications, consciousness and the body/mind continuu.
ANTH20001 has 5 scored reviews: overall 4.7/5 · usefulness 4.5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.5 stars); 3 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.8/5).
On Reddit: "Hey OP, I did Keeping The Body in Mind as a breadth subject last year and I didn't do any of the recommended knowledge. If you're interested in the subject, you'll be fine. In terms of the content and theory, it's not difficult to understand the theory, especially since they're …"
On Reddit: "My favourite topic in this class was when the lecturers invited a panel of trans people to come in and give a talk about queer bodies and gender and they even talked with us during the tutorial later that day. As a semi-closeted trans person myself, I loved it. Overall, I found …"
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Q: Is ANTH20001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: usefulness 4.5/5, overall 4.7/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ANTH20001, and when is it offered?
A: ANTH20001 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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