ISBN:
9781446220573
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (viii, 153 p.)
,
Ill.
Series Statement:
Theory, culture & society
DDC:
306.4613
Keywords:
Ungeheuer
;
Missbildung
;
Psychologie
Abstract:
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.
Note:
Description based on print version record
URL:
http://sk.sagepub.com/books/embodying-the-monster
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