02190nam 2200469 450 991081807970332120240102235714.00-253-01360-7(MiAaPQ)EBC1402897(Au-PeEL)EBL1402897(CaPaEBR)ebr10767198(CaONFJC)MIL518800(OCoLC)862827167(CKB)2550000001118460(EXLCZ)99255000000111846020070507d2008 ub 0engur|n|||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierMaterial feminisms /edited by Stacy Alaimo & Susan HekmanBloomington :Indiana University Press,2008.1 online resource (xi, 434 pages) illustrations0-253-34978-8 1-299-87549-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Harnessing the energy of provocative theories generated by recent understandings of the human body, the natural world, and the material world, Material Feminisms presents an entirely new way for feminists to conceive of the question of materiality. In lively and timely essays, an international group of feminist thinkers challenges the assumptions and norms that have previously defined studies about the body. These wide-ranging essays grapple with topics such as the material reality of race, the significance of sexual difference, the impact of disability experience, and the complex interaction between nature and culture in traumatic events such as Hurricane Katrina. By insisting on the importance of materiality, this volume breaks new ground in philosophy, feminist theory, cultural studies, science studies, and other fields where the body and nature collide.Feminist theoryHuman bodyFeminist theory.Human body.305.4201Alaimo Stacy1962-1593003Hekman Susan J615048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818079703321Material feminisms3912916UNINA