What do we mean when we talk about 'the body'? This Reader challenges the assumption that it can be invoked as a neutral, or indeed natural, point of reference in critical discussion or cultural practice. The essays collected here foreground the historical construction of 'the body' throughout a range of discourses from the modern to the postmodern, and seek to present it not as a biological 'given', but as a contestable signifier in the articulation of identities.
| ISBN: | 9780333765333 |
| Publication date: | 12th September 2005 |
| Author: | Tiffany Atkinson |
| Publisher: | Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 222 pages |
| Series: | Readers in Cultural Criticism |
| Genres: |
Gender studies, gender groups |
What do we mean when we talk about 'the body'? This Reader challenges the assumption that it can be invoked as a neutral, or indeed natural, point of reference in critical discussion or cultural practice.
The Body features in the following genres: Gender studies, gender groups
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The Body was written by Tiffany Atkinson and published by Red Globe Press an imprint of Macmillan Education UK
The Body has 222 pages
Yes it is part of Readers in Cultural Criticism series