The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2015
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Num Pages: 376 pages, 1x8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: DSB; JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586. . 2015. Reprint. Paperback. . . . .
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- Title
- The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History
- Author
- Emma L. E. Rees
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1628922125
- ISBN 13
- 9781628922127
From South Park to Kathy Acker, from Lars Von Trier to Sex and the City, women's sexual organs are demonized. In The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History, Emma L.E. Rees investigates the evolution of this demonization: she considers how writers, artists and filmmakers contend with the dilemma of he vagina's puzzling 'covert visibility' and how the 'c-word' is an obscenity that both legitimates and perpetuates the fractured identities of women globally.
In our postmodern, porn-obsessed culture, vaginas appear to be everywhere, literally or symbolically but, crucially, they are as silenced as they are objectified. Even common slang terms for the vagina can be seen as an attempt to divert attention away from the reality of women's lived sexual experiences: slang offers a convenient distraction from something taboo. The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History is an important contribution to the ongoing debate in understanding the feminine identity.
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About the Author
Emma L.E. Rees is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Chester, UK.
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