Embodying the monster : encounters with the vulnerable self /

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Margrit Shildrick's exploration of the monstrous reveals how humans register concepts of bodily normality and perfection. The author calls upon society to rethink the monstrous, not as an abnormal category, but as a condition of attractiveness.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shildrick, Margrit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2002.
Colección:Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
Temas:
Body image.
Abnormalities, Human.
Body Image
Image du corps.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Abnormalities, Human
Body image
Körperbild
Ungeheuer
Körperbild.
Selbst > Andersheit > Philosophie.
Körperbild > Andersheit > Selbst > Philosophie.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Monsters, Marvels and Meanings; Chapter 2
  • Monstering the (M)other; Chapter 3
  • The Self's Clean and Proper Body; Chapter 4
  • Contagious Encounters and the Ethics of Risk; Chapter 5
  • Levinas and Vulnerable Becoming; Chapter 6
  • The Relational Economy of Touch; Chapter 7
  • Welcoming the Monstrous "Arrivant"; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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