Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions Caldwell ChristinePaperback
Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions Caldwell ChristinePaperback A timely anthology that explores power, privilege, and oppression and their relationship to marginalized…
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Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions Caldwell ChristinePaperback
A timely anthology that explores power, privilege, and oppression and their relationship to marginalized bodiesAsserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society, the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. Through theory, personal narrative, and artistic expression, this anthology explores how power, privilege, oppression, and attempted disembodiment play out on the bodies of disparaged individuals and what happens when the body's expression is stereotyped and stunted. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown, black, female, transgender, disabled, fat, or queer are often shamed, sexualized, ignored, and oppressed, what does it mean to live in a marginalized body?
Bringing together a range of voices, this book offers strategies and practices for