Writing on the Body: Female Embodiment and Feminist Theory

Conboy, Katie [Editor]; Medina, Nadia [Editor]; Stanbury, Sarah [Editor];

ISBN 10: 0231105452 / ISBN 13: 9780231105453

Verlag: Columbia University Press, 1997

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0231105452-2-36373262

Inhaltsangabe:

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Katie Conboy is associate professor of English at Stonehill College.

Nadia Medina is lecturer in the department of English and director of the Academic Resource Center at Tufts University.

Sarah Stanbury is associate professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Writing on the Body: Female Embodiment and ...
Verlag: Columbia University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
Einband: paperback
Zustand: Very Good