Reading the social body /
The overarching argument of Reading the Social Body is that the body is cultural rather than "natural." Some of the essays treat the social construction of bodies that have actually existed in human history; others discuss the representation of bodies in artistic contexts; all recognize th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Iowa City :
University of Iowa Press,
©1993.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The overarching argument of Reading the Social Body is that the body is cultural rather than "natural." Some of the essays treat the social construction of bodies that have actually existed in human history; others discuss the representation of bodies in artistic contexts; all recognize that everything visible to the human body--from posture and costume to the width of an eyebrow or a smile--is determined by and shaped in response to a particular culture |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 1587290294 9781587290299 |