Writing on the Body Female Embodiment & Feminist Theory (Paper)

Conboy, Katie (Editor)/ Medina, Nadia (Editor)/ Stanbury, Sarah (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0231105452 / ISBN 13: 9780231105453

Published by Columbia Univ Pr, 1997

About this Item

7th edition. 384 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Writing on the Body Female Embodiment & Feminist Theory (Paper)
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231105452
• ISBN 13: 9780231105453
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.67 kilograms

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.