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Body/Politics: Women and the Discourses of Science

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1990
ISBN
9780415901314, 0415901316
DOI
10.4324/9780203760017
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6746972 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
197\207
Time added
2025-03-22 08:40:05

Description

Body/Politics demonstrates how many of the controversies in modern science involve or invoke the feminine body as their battleground. This groundbreaking collection addresses such scientific issues as artificial fertilization, the "crisis" in childbirth management,and the medical invention of "female" maladies and the debates surrounding them. In the process it makes an important attempt to remedy the traditional division between science and non-science by focusing on the interconnection of literary, social, and scientific discourses concerning the female body. The editors have brought together noted feminist scholars and critics from various fields. Contributers include Susan Bordo, Mary Ann Doane, Donna Haraway, Emily Martin, Mary Poovey and Paula A. Treichler.

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