| Author: | Tiffany Atkinson | ISBN: | 9780230213364 |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Education UK | Publication: | September 11, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Red Globe Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tiffany Atkinson |
| ISBN: | 9780230213364 |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Education UK |
| Publication: | September 11, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Red Globe Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
