02890nam 2200781 a 450 991045026750332120210106214718.00-7619-7014-21-280-37047-597866103704741-4129-3346-3(CKB)1000000000031173(EBL)254770(OCoLC)191036609(SSID)ssj0000777197(PQKBManifestationID)12297872(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000777197(PQKBWorkID)10748180(PQKB)11460109(SSID)ssj0000145720(PQKBManifestationID)11163908(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145720(PQKBWorkID)10181529(PQKB)11788571(OCoLC)1007859701(StDuBDS)EDZ0000064215(MiAaPQ)EBC254770(EXLCZ)99100000000003117320120327d2002 fy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEmbodying the monster[electronic resource] encounters with the vulnerable self /Margrit ShildrickLondon SAGEc20021 online resource (162 p.)Theory, culture & societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4462-2057-5 0-7619-7013-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexMargrit 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.Theory, culture & society.Abnormalities, HumanBody imageBody imageBody imageAbnormalities, HumanSocial SciencesHILCCPsychologyHILCCElectronic books.Abnormalities, Human.Body image.Body image.Body imageAbnormalities, HumanSocial SciencesPsychology306.4Shildrick Margrit865536StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910450267503321Embodying the monster2449927UNINA