The Body

By Tiffany Atkinson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333765346
• ISBN13: 9780333765340
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"