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The Body : A Reader

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Overview

The body has become an increasingly significant concept in recent years and this Reader offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories surrounding the issue. This broad consideration of the body presents an engagement with a range of social concerns, from the processes of racialization to the vagaries of fashion and performance art, enacted as surgery on the body. Individual sections cover issues such as:





  • the body and social (dis)order


  • bodies and identities


  • bodily norms


  • bodies in health and dis-ease


  • bodies and technologies.


Containing an extensive critical introduction, contributions from key figures such as Butler, Sedgwick, Martin Scheper-Huges, Haraway and Gilroy, and a series of introductions summarizing each section, this Reader offers students a valuable practical guide and a thorough grounding in the fascinating topic of the body.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780415340083
  • ISBN-10: 041534008X
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publish Date: January 2005
  • Dimensions: 9.64 x 6.86 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.46 pounds
  • Page Count: 368

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