Writing on the Body: Female Embodiment and Feminist Theory Contributor(s): Conboy, Katie (Editor), Medina, Nadia (Editor), Stanbury, Sarah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0231105452 ISBN-13: 9780231105453 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $35.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1997 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. |
Additional Information |
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 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
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. |