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Autore |
Shildrick Margrit |
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Titolo |
Embodying the monster [[electronic resource] ] : encounters with the vulnerable self / / Margrit Shildrick |
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ISBN |
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0-7619-7014-2 |
1-280-37047-5 |
9786610370474 |
1-4129-3346-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 153 p.) : ill |
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Collana |
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Theory, culture & society |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Body image |
Abnormalities, Human |
Monsters - Symbolic aspects |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Monsters, Marvels and Meanings; Chapter 2 - Monstering the (M)other; Chapter 3 - The Self's Clean and Proper Body; Chapter 4 - Contagious Encounters and the Ethics of Risk; Chapter 5 - Levinas and Vulnerable Becoming; Chapter 6 - The Relational Economy of Touch; Chapter 7 - Welcoming the Monstrous ""Arrivant""; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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