ISBN:
9780415189668
,
0415189667
,
9780415189675
,
0415189675
,
0203286952
,
9780203286951
,
0203193601
,
9780203193600
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 166 p.)
,
ill., map.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Critical geographies 11
Parallel Title:
Print version Bodies
DDC:
306.4
Keywords:
Human body Social aspects
;
Human body Symbolic aspects
;
Human geography
;
Feminist theory
;
Human body Social aspects
;
Human body Symbolic aspects
;
Feminist theory
;
Human geography
;
Human body Symbolic aspects
;
Human body Social aspects
;
Body Image
;
Symbolism
;
Feminism
;
Psychological Theory
;
Social Identification
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Popular Culture
;
Feminist theory
;
Human body ; Social aspects
;
Human body ; Symbolic aspects
;
Human geography
;
Exkretion
;
Körperbild
;
Geschlechtsunterschied
;
Menselijk lichaam
;
Sociale aspecten
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"Geography has recently seen something of a 'body craze'. The politics that surround bodies and spaces are increasingly being held up to scrutiny. Despite this, the 'leaky', 'messy' zones between the inside and outside of bodies and their resulting spatial relationships, remain largely unexamined in the discipline." "This book revolves around three case studies - pregnant bodies in public places, men's bodies in domestic toilets and bathrooms, managers' bodies in Central Business Districts. The pregnant body threatens to expel matter from inside. It is often described as 'ugly' or as 'matter out of place'. Geographers have ignored men's bodies in domestic toilets and bathrooms because these places are abject sights/sites where bodily boundaries are broken and then made solid again. Female and male managers in Central Business Districts wear tailored, dark coloured business suits, that give the appearance of a body which is impervious to leakage or penetration." "The case studies illustrate that bodies and spaces are socially constructed and yet have an undeniable materiality and fluidity. Ignoring the everyday materiality of bodies that 'leak' and 'seep' is not a harmless omission, rather it contains a political imperative that helps keep masculinism intact
Description / Table of Contents:
1. Bodily openings2. 'Corporeographies' -- 3. Pregnant bodies in public places -- 4. Men's bodies and bathrooms -- 5. Managing managerial bodies -- 6. Some thoughts on the close(t) spaces.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-159) and index. - Description based on print version record
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