Embodying the monster encounters with the vulnerable self
Margrit Shildrick's exploration of the monstrous reveals how humans register concepts of bodily normality and perfection. The author calls upon society to rethink the monstrous, not as an abnormal category, but as a condition of attractiveness.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
SAGE Publications
2002.
London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : 2002. |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798230306719 |
| Summary: | Margrit Shildrick's exploration of the monstrous reveals how humans register concepts of bodily normality and perfection. The author calls upon society to rethink the monstrous, not as an abnormal category, but as a condition of attractiveness. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 153 p.) : ill |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [142]-148) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780761970149 9781280370472 9786610370474 9781412933469 |
