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 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Monsters, Marvels and Meanings; Chapter 2 - Monstering the (M)other; Chapter 3 - The Self's Clean and Proper Body; Chapter 4 - Contagious Encounters and the Ethics of Risk; Chapter 5 - Levinas and Vulnerable Becoming; Chapter 6 - The Relational Economy of Touch; Chapter 7 - Welcoming the Monstrous ""Arrivant""; Notes; Bibliography; Index
