Women's bodies : discipline and transgression /
The articles in this volume consider the prevailing standards of feminine decorum, and how these are being played with and challenged by various media. This is a collection of essays which focuses on the representation of women''s bodies in historical and contemporary cultures. It discusse...
| Други автори: | Arthurs, Jane., Grimshaw, Jean. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Cassell,
1999.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=265415 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Women's bodies. |
| Резюме: |
The articles in this volume consider the prevailing standards of feminine decorum, and how these are being played with and challenged by various media. This is a collection of essays which focuses on the representation of women''s bodies in historical and contemporary cultures. It discusses recent books on the subject, and compares the two different approaches to the body adopted by the soft-porn magazine ""For Women"", and the women''s monthly ""Cosmopolitan"". It also examines TV cult figures, such as the ""comic body"" exemplified by comedienne Joe Brand, and situation comedies such as ""Ab. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781441104526 1441104526 |