University Institute of Physical Education and Sports

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Research group

Spanish

Somatic Culture

Academic Unit: University Institute of Physical Education and Sports

Colombian Ministry of Science

B

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Educational sciences

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Strategic Focus

The Somatic Culture research group aims to provide a wider view on the concept of body and its various presences in culture, such as representations, uses, and its meanings.

For this, we propose reviewing the concept through various dimensions such as: sexuality, education, health, biopolitics and citizenship, mobility, and aesthetics.

This has the goal of delving into the concept of body and understanding its scope beyond the merely biological aspects.

In order to develop these objectives, the group constantly strives to delve into such matters through research, teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and the university’s outreach work.

Research Lines and/or Areas

The research group has two main research areas: school context and cultural context.
Furthermore, it has a series of dimensions which allow it to review the meanings and perceptions of the body in culture.
●   Sexuality and eroticism.
●   Health.
●   Biopolitics and citizenship.
●   Aesthetics.
●   Body and motor skills.
Likewise, we express that we DID participate in Minciencias’ latest survey.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Julián Andrés Cano Bermúdez, M. Sc.

Master’s in Education with emphasis on Pedagogy and Cultural Diversity.

Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.

Coordinator's Email

jandres.cano@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

grupoculturasomática@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Alfacom-network unit of experiential educators.
Latin American experiential educators’ network.
Colegio Mayor de Antioquia.
AFIS research group.
Faculty of Physical Activity Science, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Ibero American research as part of interuniversitary cooperation with 18 universities.
SIESINED research seedbed.
Studies in Corporal Education Research Group.
Institución Universitaria Marco Fidel Suarez.

Highlighted Projects

Motor skills as a human dimension: a transdisciplinary approach.
The body in the words of teenagers.
The body of displacement: a rhetoric of citizenship.
The erotic body in school: a narrative deconstruction in the school setting.

Key Research Findings

Design and validation of a survey on the conceptions and perception of students regarding evaluation in Physical Education (Diseño y validación de un cuestionario sobre las concepciones y percepción de los estudiantes sobre la evaluación en Educación Física). ISSN: 1988-2041.
Design and validation of a survey on the conceptions and perception of students regarding evaluation in Physical Education, Challenges (Diseño y validación de un cuestionario sobre las concepciones y percepción de los estudiantes sobre la evaluación en Educación Física, Retos). ISSN: 1988-2041.
Interpersonal relationships in the physical education course. The case of a group of students in Medellín, Colombia (Las relaciones interpersonales en la clase de educación física. El caso de un grupo de estudiantes de Medellín Colombia). Lúdica Pedagógica. ISSN: 0121-4128.
Social representations about professional training in physical activity and sports students in Medellín (Representaciones sociales sobre formación profesional en estudiantes de actividad física y deporte en Medellín). Revista Virtual Universidad Católica del Norte. ISSN: 0124-5821.

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Outreach products, intervention projects, research projects, workshop events for public and private institutions in various communities related to: sexuality and eroticism, the promotion of health and prevention of diseases, biopolitics and citizenship, education, aesthetics, body, and motor skills.