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Writing on the Body: Female Embodiment and Feminist Theory
Contributor(s): Conboy, Katie (Editor), Medina, Nadia (Editor), Stanbury, Sarah (Editor)
ISBN: 0231105452     ISBN-13: 9780231105453
Publisher: Columbia University Press
OUR PRICE:   $35.64  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: April 1997
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Annotation: Drawn from a broad range of disciplines, Writing on the Body explores the tensions between women's lived bodily experiences and the cultural meanings inscribed on the female body. Complemented by the editors' introduction, Writing on the Body is a comprehensive sourcebook on the major theoretical positions and critical trends surrounding the female body.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Literary Criticism | Feminist
Dewey: 305
LCCN: 96-48177
Lexile Measure: 1450
Series: Gender and Culture
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.95" W x 9.04" (1.27 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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Publisher Description:
In many fields, the body is the topic generating exciting new research and interdisciplinary inquiry. Feminist theorists, in particular, have focused on the female body as the site where representations of difference and identity are inscribed. Drawn from a broad range of disciplines, Writing on the Body explores the tensions between women's lived bodily experiences and the cultural meanings inscribed on the female body. The volume includes classic and contemporary essays on rape, pornography, eroticism, anorexia, body building, menstruation, and maternity, and challenges racial, class and sexual categories. Complemented by the editors' introduction, Writing on the Body is a comprehensive sourcebook on the major theoretical positions and critical trends surrounding the female body.