The Sum of Her Parts: Essays

by Sian Griffiths

Book Overview

The Sum of Her Parts explores how women's body parts and the roles/parts that women play have been deployed toward political ends. One essay examines Sarah Winchester and the lore that sprung up around her most famous--and most falsely mythologized--home, the Winchester Mystery House, to suggest that the woman and her house have been used as vessels to hold the nation's ongoing gun guilt. Another essay springboards from a personal encounter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820362336
• ISBN13: 9780820362335
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.4"