Feminism and the Body
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Oxford Readings in Feminism
ISBN-10
0198731914
ISBN-13
9780198731917
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 22nd, 2000
Print length
510 Pages
Weight
634 grams
Dimensions
21.70 x 13.70 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Social & cultural historyGender studies: womenAnthropology
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Feminism and the Body presents classic texts in feminist body studies. Intended for undergraduate and graduate students, the volume touches on the medical history of sexual differences, the political history of the body, the history of clothing and its cultural meanings, symbolic renderings of the body, male bodies, and the body in colonial and cross-cultural contexts.
This collection of classic essays in feminist body studies investigates the history of the image of the female body; from the medical ''discovery'' of the clitoris, to the ''body politic'' of Queen Elizabeth I, to women deprecated as ''Hottentot Venuses'' in the nineteenth century. The text look at the way in which coverings bear cultural meaning: clothing reform during the French Revolution, Islamic veiling, and the invention of the top hat; as well as the embodiment of cherished cultural values in social icons such as the Statue of Liberty or the Barbie doll. By considering culture as it defines not only women but also men, this volume offers both the student and the general reader an insight into the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study involved in feminist body studies.
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