This collection looks from a variety of angles at the human body as it resists the determinations of gender, sexuality, socialisation and history. Ranging from classical hermaphrodites, Bruegel's blind faces and Weimar transgender surgery, via Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , state-socialist sport and Proust, to Barbie, Lari Pittman, American Psycho , IVF and video dance, the sixteen essays question the relationship between politics, culture and desire. This richly illustrated book also features the original work of two young photographers and a theatre director.
| ISBN: | 9781349663934 |
| Publication date: | 16th September 2003 |
| Author: | Naomi Segal |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 275 pages |
| Genres: |
Gender studies, gender groups Sociology Cultural studies Social theory |