Title: Feminism and the female body
First published: 1998
Description: The authors challenge the Cartesian emphasis on mind that characterizes much feminist theory, offering instead a perspective that conceives of mind and body as a unity. They examine the construction of terrorized female bodies, how this construction is affected by age, class, race, and sexual preference, and how women who resent the status quo are developing themselves physically.

They conclude by proposing a politics of feminist embodiment in which women use collective "care-of-the-self" practices that empower both their bodies and their minds. Extensive interviews with women involved in bodybuilding, self-defense training, and similar activities provide the empirical context of this original theoretical analysis.
Subjects: Amazons, Body, Human, Feminist theory, Human Body, Political aspects, Political aspects of the Human body, Social aspects, Social aspects of the Human body, Women athletes, Women bodybuilders, Women martial artists, Human body, social aspects
Places: United States
LC classification: HQ1190 .C385 1998