Body Politics and the Fictional Double

Body Politics and the Fictional Double
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 0253214092
ISBN-13 : 9780253214096
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Book Synopsis Body Politics and the Fictional Double by : Debra Walker King

Download or read book Body Politics and the Fictional Double written by Debra Walker King and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the challenges women face when their externally defined identities and representations as bodies - their body fictions - speak louder than what they know to be their lived experience. As objects of interpretation, "female bodies" in search of health care, legal assistance, professional respect, identity confirmation, and financial security must first confront the fictionalized doubles. This volume includes reflections on women's day to day lives, as well as the cultural production (literature, MTV, film etc.) that give body fictions their powerful influence. By exploring how these fictions are manipulated politically, expressively and communally, contributors offer reinterpretations that challenge the fictional double while theorizing the discursive and performative forms that it takes.


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