Bodies

Informationen zum Autor Robyn Longhurst is Senior Lecturer of Geography at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Klappentext This is one of the first books to introduce students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries, abject materiality and spaces. The text includes original interview and focus group data informed by feminist theory on the body and uses case studies to illustrate the social construction of bodies. It will critically engage students in topical questions around sexuality, cultural differences and women's sub-ordination to men. Zusammenfassung This book introduces students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries, abject materiality and spaces. It uses interviews, focus group data and case studies and will critically engage the students. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bodily openings 2 ‘Corporeographies’ 3 Pregnant bodies in public places 4 Men’s bodies and bathrooms 5 Managing managerial bodies 6 Some thoughts on close(t) spaces

Product details

• Authors: Robyn Longhurst, Longhurst Robyn
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.2000
• EAN: 9780415189675
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18967-5
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Critical Geographies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Human Geography