1st Edition

Contested Bodies

Edited By John Hassard, Ruth Holliday Copyright 2001
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

The body occupies a prime position in contemporary theoretical work, yet still there is no consensus on exactly what it is and what constitutes it. Contested Bodies brings together a number of different accounts and perspectives on the body, drawing out some of the key connections and disjunctures from this most contested of topics. This volume features fresh and fascinating contributions from... Read more
Notes on contributors, Acknowledgements, 1 Contested bodies: an introduction, PART I Pariah bodies, PART II Bodies in space, PART III Techno-bodies, Index

Biography

John Hassard, Ruth Holliday