In the post-feminist age the fact that 'woman' finds herself deprived of her 'essence' only confirms, paradoxically, a very ancient state of affairs: 'woman' has never been able to define herself in any other way than in terms of the violence done to her. Violence alone confers …
"Impossible Bodies investigates issues of ethnicity, gender and sexuality in contemporary Hollywood. Examining stars from Clint Eastwood and Arnold Schwarzenegger to Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Lopez and Dolly Parton, Chris Holmlund focuses on actors whose physique or appearance p…
It would be unthinkable now to omit early female pioneers from any survey of photography's history in the Western world. Yet for many years the gendered language of American, British and French photographic literature made it appear that women's interactions with early photograp…
The Ashgate research companion to queer theory
In recent years the terms masculine and feminine have generated considerable debate. This book examines major issues in sex differentiation research on humans and animals, reflecting the Kinsey Institute's broad emphasis on integrated, multi-disciplinary research.
Georg wächst in einer der schönsten Wohngegenden Prags in einem summenden Frauenhaushalt auf. Leider zur Zeit des politischen Terrors, der überirdischen Atomtest und später des brutal unterdrückten Reformversuchs von '68. Umstellt von seinen vielen Tanten mit Kriegstraumata, dem…
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Welcome to the Hellmouth: Paradoxical Spaces in Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2. Home Is Where the Heart Is: Fast and Furious Geographies 3. Scared to Death: Spaces of J-Horror 4. Visions of Gender: Codings of Televisua…
"Public Privates focuses on public and private acts and spaces in media to explore the formation of geographies. Situated at the intersections of cultural geography, feminist geography, and media studies, Marcia R. England's study argues that media both reinforce and subvert tra…
