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Description:The authors challenge the Cartesian emphasis on mind that characterizes much feminist theory, offering instead a perspective that conceives of mind and body as a unity. They examine the construction of terrorized female bodies, how this construction is affected by age, class, race, and sexual preference, and how women who resent the status quo are developing themselves physically. They conclude by proposing a politics of feminist embodiment in which women use collective "care-of-the-self" practices that empower both their bodies and their minds. Extensive interviews with women involved in bodybuilding, self-defense training, and similar activities provide the empirical context of this original theoretical analysis.CONTENTS:- Introduction- The Feminist Wars- The Problem of Dualism and the Physically Powerful Female Body- Elite Female Bodybuilders: Models of Resistance or Compliance?- The Thousand Waves Experience: Intersecting Feminism and the Martial Arts- Female Sporting Bodies- Women With Disabilities: Transgressive Challenges to the Normative Body- Identity Politics and Coalition-Building- AppendicesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Feminism and the Female Body: Liberating the Amazon Within (Gender and Political Theory). To get started finding Feminism and the Female Body: Liberating the Amazon Within (Gender and Political Theory), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The authors challenge the Cartesian emphasis on mind that characterizes much feminist theory, offering instead a perspective that conceives of mind and body as a unity. They examine the construction of terrorized female bodies, how this construction is affected by age, class, race, and sexual preference, and how women who resent the status quo are developing themselves physically. They conclude by proposing a politics of feminist embodiment in which women use collective "care-of-the-self" practices that empower both their bodies and their minds. Extensive interviews with women involved in bodybuilding, self-defense training, and similar activities provide the empirical context of this original theoretical analysis.CONTENTS:- Introduction- The Feminist Wars- The Problem of Dualism and the Physically Powerful Female Body- Elite Female Bodybuilders: Models of Resistance or Compliance?- The Thousand Waves Experience: Intersecting Feminism and the Martial Arts- Female Sporting Bodies- Women With Disabilities: Transgressive Challenges to the Normative Body- Identity Politics and Coalition-Building- AppendicesWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Feminism and the Female Body: Liberating the Amazon Within (Gender and Political Theory). To get started finding Feminism and the Female Body: Liberating the Amazon Within (Gender and Political Theory), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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