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The female body in medicine and literature
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This title features essays that explore literary texts in relation to the history of gynaecology and women's surgery. It demonstrates how fiction and medicine have a long-established tradition of looking towards each other for inspiration and elucidation in questions of gender.
"This volume publishes papers read at the ninth International Conference on the Deuterocanonical Books, Budapest, 2012. The authors explore various aspects of manifestations of the female principle within the literature of the Ancient Near East, Early Judaism, and the nascent Ch…
Le corps humain semble avalé par la cyberculture. Mais quels liens existent entre ces images de synthèse et le corps humain? A. Milon précise que le virtuel ne s'oppose pas au réel mais indique ce qui est possible. Il rappelle que ce n'est pas l'effacement des limites du corps m…
"La idea del cuerpo como espejo del alma ha fascinado a la humanidad a lo largo de la historia. Ser capaz de ver a través de un individuo y sacar conclusiones sobre su carácter basándose únicamente en una selección de características externas es el tema de la fisonomía y tiene u…
The idea of the body as a mirror of the soul has fascinated mankind throughout history. Being able to see through an individual, and drawing conclusions on their character solely based on a selection of external features, is the subject of physiognomy, and has a long tradition r…
The idea of the body as a mirror of the soul has fascinated mankind throughout history. Being able to see through an individual, and drawing conclusions on their character solely based on a selection of external features, is the subject of physiognomy, and has a long tradition r…
A plain-English guide to the human body and how it works Looking for a companion text for your anatomy and physiology class? Need a refresher for a course you took years ago? Or are you just interested in learning more about how the human body works? Professor Kevin Langford wal…
In everyday life we are not, for the most part, actively conscious of our bodies or the bodies of others - we simply take them for granted. This new edition of a lively introduction to the sociology of the body examines what certain aspects of our bodies, such as the size, shape…
"Ways of Sensing is a stimulating exploration of the cultural, historical and political dimensions of the world of the senses. The book spans a wide range of settings and makes comparisons between different cultures and epochs, revealing the power and diversity of sensory expres…
Boundaries of the Self: Gender, Culture and Spaces
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This book addresses the intersections between gender and identity by critically examining female spaces. It has famously been argued that men and women are made in culture. As such, this volume explores how spaces-social, political, cultural, historical, and even cyber-affect th…
'Exploring the Black Venus Figure in Aesthetic Practices' critically examines a longstanding colonial fascination with the black female body as an object of sexual desire, envy, and anxiety. Since the 2002 repatriation of the remains of Sara Baartman to post-apartheid South Afri…
