Feminism and the body
By: edited by Londa Schiebinger.
Contributors: Schiebinger, Londa L.
Series: Oxford readings in feminism
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
Subjects: Feminist theory; Women -- Physiology; Body, Human -- Political aspects; Body, Human -- Symbolic aspects; Body image in women
Other titles: Feminism & the body
Description: "This collection of classic essays in feminist body studies investigates the history of the image of the female body; from the medical 'discovery' of the clitoris, to the 'body politic' of Queen Elizabeth I, to women deprecated as 'Hottentat Venuses' in the nineteenth century.

The text looks at the way in which coverings bear cultural meaning: clothing reform during the French Revolution, Islamic veiling, and the invention of the top hat; as well as the embodiment of cherished cultural values in social icons such as the Statue of Liberty or the Barbie doll.

By considering culture as it defines not only women but also men, this volume offers both the student and the general reader an insight into the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study involved in feminist body studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 492-496) and index.