Bodies and Culture - Discourses, Communities, Representations, Performances (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

Bodies and Culture is a collection of contemporary interdisciplinary research on bodies from emerging scholars in the humanities and social sciences disciplines that addresses issues relating to a range of historical and contemporary contexts, theories, and methods. Examining the diversity and capabilities of bodies, this volume focuses on the role of culture in shaping forms and conceptions of the corporeal. In particular, these essays interrogate the role of the body in articulating and reinforcing social differences, especially the effects of racist, colonialist, and other hegemonic ideologies on the agency and diversity of bodies. Bodies and Culture also considers the place of the body in forming identities, images, and narratives of individuals, and the practices of modifying bodies and social roles through physical activities from exercise to artistic performance. This collection will appeal to scholars in a wide range of areas, including literature, anthropology, sociology, art history, cultural studies, gender and sexuality studies, and fat studies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	May 2012
Editors:	Damon Talbott • Marike Janzen • Christopher E. Forth
Dimensions:	212 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	165
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4438-3741-5
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-4438-3741-5
Barcode:	9781443837415

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