A provocative look at a timely subject, this study is essential reading for anyone interested in race studies, critical theory, or psychoanalysis."--Résumé de l'éditeur A provocative look at a timely subject, this study is essential reading for anyone interested in race studies…
What is erotic about certain kinds of wounding or injury? Is a 'love bite' an injury or cosmetic surgery mutilation? How should we understand the erotic power of films such as David Cronenberg's Crash and the appeal of images of the tortured male body? And how might relations be…
Exploring how the face and body of America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialised identifications of the nation.
"A strong preoccupation with the human body - often manifested in startling ways - is a characteristic shared by early modern Europeans and their present-day counterparts. Whilst modern manifestations of this interest include body piercing, tattoos, plastic surgery and eating di…
