The Seduction of the Female Body [electronic resource] : Women’s Rights in Need of a New Body Politics /
Clercq, Eva De.author.
Drawing on the ambiguous meaning of the notion of vulnerability, the book offers an innovative approach to the topic of the female body in relation to women's rights; going beyond the age-old dichotomy of casting women as either passive victims or conscious agents.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Feminism: A Trouble Spot; 2 The Adventures of the Body; 3 The Problem of Human Vulnerability; 4 Bodily Uniqueness and Symbolization; 5 Contemporary Society and its Body Politics; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on the ambiguous meaning of the notion of vulnerability, the book offers an innovative approach to the topic of the female body in relation to women's rights; going beyond the age-old dichotomy of casting women as either passive victims or conscious agents.
Sociology.
Feminist theory.
Political science
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Anthropology.
Gender Studies.
Feminism.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Anthropology.