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Books : Volatile Bodies: Toward a Corporeal Feminism (Theories of Representation & Difference)
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Volatile Bodies: Toward a Corporeal Feminism (Theories of Representation & Difference) by: Elizabeth Grosz Childrens Toy Shop Price: £12.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 305.4201 EAN: 9780253208620 ISBN: 0253208629 Label: Indiana University Press Manufacturer: Indiana University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: June 01, 1994 Publisher: Indiana University Press Studio: Indiana University Press Sales Rank: 43444 Related Items:
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 Rating: - Thought-provoking way of reading the bodyI enjoyed this book because of the unusual concept Grosz uses to structure it: the metaphor of the body as a Moebius strip, where the surface and interior cannot be seperated out but are intertwined and blend into each other. I like the way that she examines the body from the inside-out (eg looking at psychoanalytic theories of the body, where what's inside the body (eg. conscious mind, unconscious mind, "body image") is the focus / vantage point for analyzing the body) and then from the outside-in (looking at theorists like Foucault, reading the body in terms of its surfaces rather than assuming that the body has an "inner depth" (soul/mind/psyche etc within it) which is more crucial than its surface). Grosz's approach opens up some interesting ... Read More: Rating: - Definitely worth a readThoughtful, energetic discussion of the gendered body. One of the best introductions to Australian feminist theory. quintan wikswo |
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