ISBN:
9781443817844
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1443817848
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (vi, 255 pages)
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illustrations
Parallel Title:
Print version Feminism and the body
DDC:
305.4201
Keywords:
Feminist theory Congresses
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Human body Congresses
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Social aspects
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Sex role Congresses
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Feminist theory Congresses
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Human body Congresses Social aspects
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Sex role Congresses
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Sex role Congresses
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Human body Congresses Social aspects
;
Feminist theory Congresses
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Feminist theory
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Human body Social aspects
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Sex role
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SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Feminism & Feminist Theory
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Gender studies: women
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Medical sociology
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Humanities
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Electronic books
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Electronic books Conference proceedings
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Konferenzschrift
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Konferenzschrift
Abstract:
By definition, feminism is concerned with the historical, social and political meanings of sexual difference in the human body, and the spectrum of experiences those meanings produce. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, gendered forms of violence persist, abortion remains a political issue, reproductive and cosmetic technologies and their concomitant ethical questions are proliferating, and the presence of women's bodies in public spaces and for public consumption produces a range o
Note:
Papers presented at "Feminism and the body: an interdisciplinary conference", held at Goodenough College, London, 2007. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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Papers presented at "Feminism and the body: an interdisciplinary conference", held at Goodenough College, London, 2007
