02713nam 2200697 a 450 991078324000332120161219111401.00-7619-7014-21-280-37047-597866103704741-4129-3346-3(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(OCoLC)1148090470(FINmELB)ELB131292(EXLCZ)99100000000003117320120327d2002 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrEmbodying the monster[electronic resource] encounters with the vulnerable self /Margrit ShildrickLondon SAGEc20021 online resource (viii, 153 p.) illTheory, 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.Body imageAbnormalities, HumanMonstersSymbolic aspectsBody image.Abnormalities, Human.MonstersSymbolic aspects.306.4613Shildrick Margrit1093609StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910783240003321Embodying the monster3709066UNINA