The Body: A Reader

by Mariam Fraser (Editor), Monica Greco (Editor)

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.

Genres: Theory, Academia, Research, Bodies

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Aidalí González · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy buena introducción a las discusiones/conceptos en referencia al estudio del cuerpo más allá del biologicismo. Está muy completo.

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many things to think about!