"The location of the author's investigations, the body itself
rather than the sphere of subjective representations of self and of
function in cultures, is wholly new. . . . I believe this work will
be a landmark in future feminist thinking." —Alphonso Lingis
"This is a text of rare erudition and intellectual force. It will
not only introduce feminists to an enriching set of theoretical
perspectives but sets a high critical standard for feminist
dialogues on the status of the body." —Judith Butler Volatile
Bodies demonstrates that the sexually specific body is socially
constructed: biology or nature is not opposed to or in conflict
with culture. Human biology is inherently social and has no pure or
natural "origin" outside of culture. Being the raw material of
social and cultural organization, it is "incomplete" and thus
subject to the endless rewriting and social inscription that
constitute all sign systems. Examining the theories of Freud,
Lacan, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Deleuze, Derrida, etc. on the
subject of the body, Elizabeth Grosz concludes that the body they
theorize is male. These thinkers are not providing an account of
"human" corporeality but of male corporeality. Grosz then turns to
corporeal experiences unique to women—menstruation, pregnancy,
childbirth, lactation, menopause. Her examination of female
experience lays the groundwork for developing theories of sexed
corporeality rather than merely rectifying flawed models of male
theorists.
General
| Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 1994 |
| First published: |
June 1994 |
| Authors: |
Elizabeth Grosz
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 159 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
250 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-20862-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-253-20862-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780253208620 |
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