The Fragmented Female Body and Identity

Pamela B. June

ISBN 10: 1433110504 / ISBN 13: 9781433110504

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2010, 2010

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Neuware -The Fragmented Female Body and Identity explores the symbol of the wounded and scarred female body in selected postmodern, multiethnic American women¿s novels, namely Toni Morrison¿s Beloved, Theresa Hak Kyung Chäs Dictée, Phyllis Alesia Perry¿s Stigmata, Gayl Jones¿s Corregidora, Emma Pérez¿s Gulf Dreams, Paula Gunn Allen¿s The Woman Who Owned the Shadows, and Kathy Acker¿s Blood and Guts in High School and Empire of the Senseless. In each of these novels, disjointed, postmodern writing reflects the novel¿s focus on fragmented female bodies. The wounded and scarred body emerges from various, often intersecting, forms of oppression, including patriarchy, racism, and heteronormativity. This book emphasizes the different and nuanced forms of oppression each woman faces. However, while the fragmented body symbolizes oppression and pain, it also catalyzes resistance through recognition. When female characters recognize some element of a shared oppression, they form bonds with one another. These feminist unities, as a response to multiple forms of oppression, become viable means for resistance and healing.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 168 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fragmented Female Body and Identity
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433110504
• ISBN 13: 9781433110504
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 155H x 14D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 393 grams

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Synopsis

The Fragmented Female Body and Identity explores the symbol of the wounded and scarred female body in selected postmodern, multiethnic American women’s novels, namely Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Dictée, Phyllis Alesia Perry’s Stigmata, Gayl Jones’s Corregidora, Emma Pérez’s Gulf Dreams, Paula Gunn Allen’s The Woman Who Owned the Shadows, and Kathy Acker’s Blood and Guts in High School and Empire of the Senseless. In each of these novels, disjointed, postmodern writing reflects the novel’s focus on fragmented female bodies. The wounded and scarred body emerges from various, often intersecting, forms of oppression, including patriarchy, racism, and heteronormativity. This book emphasizes the different and nuanced forms of oppression each woman faces. However, while the fragmented body symbolizes oppression and pain, it also catalyzes resistance through recognition. When female characters recognize some element of a shared oppression, they form bonds with one another. These feminist unities, as a response to multiple forms of oppression, become viable means for resistance and healing.

About the Author

Pamela B. June received her Ph.D. in English literature and criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she has held teaching posts. She is Assistant Professor at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. She has published and presented papers on multiethnic women’s fiction.