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CONN 133 : The Undercommons

The BEAM Framework

BEAM is a framework for thinking about the various ways in which a resource might be used to make a researched argument. Joseph Bizup, an English professor at Boston University, outlined the framework in a 2008 article. The idea has since been refined and adapted by many others.

Beam Model

In class activity : What kind of resource is it?

Using the BEAM framework, how could this source be used to contribute to a concept exploration of the term corporeal

 

“Corporeal, Adj. & N.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, March 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/1081219059.

Background: 11 votes (100%)
Exhibit: 0 votes (0%)
Argument: 0 votes (0%)
Method: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 11

 

Hoogland, Renée C. "Body, Theories of." Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender, edited by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, vol. 1, Macmillan Reference USA, 2007, pp. 171-176. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2896200079/GVRL?u=taco25438&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=3ceef929. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

Background: 1 votes (10%)
Exhibit: 9 votes (90%)
Argument: 0 votes (0%)
Method: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 10

 

Timothy Snyder. "Lesson 13 : Practice Corporeal Politics." YouTube,  Nov 28, 2021, https://youtu.be/laRIf1QXYek?si=IyvGbhCB3rsp6ann

Background: 0 votes (0%)
Exhibit: 1 votes (11.11%)
Argument: 7 votes (77.78%)
Method: 1 votes (11.11%)
Total Votes: 9

 

Hallensleben, Markus, editor. “Performative Body Spaces : Corporeal Topographies in Literature, Theatre, Dance, and the Visual Arts.” 1st ed. Amsterdam ; Rodopi, 2010. Print.

Background: 0 votes (0%)
Exhibit: 0 votes (0%)
Argument: 3 votes (30%)
Method: 7 votes (70%)
Total Votes: 10