Beyond the Body Proper Farquhar Judith
Beyond the Body Proper Farquhar Judith Over the past several decades, scholars in both the social sciences and humanities have moved beyond the idea that there is a "body proper" a singular, discrete…
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Beyond the Body Proper Farquhar Judith
Over the past several decades, scholars in both the social sciences and humanities have moved beyond the idea that there is a "body proper" a singular, discrete biological organism with an individual psyche. What has emerged is a multiplicity of bodies, inviting a great many disciplinary points of view and modes of interpretation. They have begun to perceive embodiment as dynamic rather than static, as experiences that vary over time and across the world as they are shaped by discourses, institutions, practices, technologies, and ideologies.
The forty-seven readings presented in this volume range from classic works of social theory, history, and ethnography to more recent investigations into historical and contemporary modes of embodiment.Beyond the Body Proper includes nine sections conceptually organized around themes such as everyday life, sex and gender, and science. Each