Writing on the Body：Female Embodiment and Feminist Theory

Inmanyfields,thebodyisthetopicgeneratingexcitingnewresearchandinterdisciplinaryinquiry.Feministtheorists,inparticular,havefocusedonthefemalebodyasthesitewhererepresentationsofdifferenceandidentityareinscribed.Drawnfromabroadrangeofdisciplines,exploresthetensionsbetweenwomen'slivedbodilyexperiencesandtheculturalmeaningsinscribedonthefemalebody.Thevolumeincludesclassicandcontemporaryessaysonrape,pornography,eroticism,anorexia,bodybuilding,menstruation,andmaternity,andchallengesracial,class,andsexualcategories.Complementedbytheeditor'sintroduction,isacomprehensivesourcebookonthemajortheoreticalpositionsandcriticaltrendssurroundingthefemalebody.