Bodies without borders / edited by Erynn Masi de Casanova and Afshan Jafar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Casanova, Erynn Masi de, 1977-

Jafar, Afshan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Body image--Social aspects.

Body image.

Human body--Social aspects.

Human body.

Globalization--Social aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xxi, 204 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Globalization is often thought of as an abstract process that happens "out there" in the world. People are the driving force of global change, and yet human bodies are absent in current conversations about globalization. Through original scholarly research and first-person accounts of embodiment, this volume explore the role of bodies in the flows of people, money, commodities, and ideas across borders. From Zumba fitness classes to martial arts to the meanings of tattooing, contributors examine body practices and ideals that stretch across national boundaries. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Global Martial Circuit and Globalized Bodies / Lionel Loh Han Loong Loong, Lionel Loh Han 1

2 West Indian Immigrant Women, Body Politics, and Cultural Citizenship / Kamille Gentles-Peart Gentles-Peart, Kamille 25

3 Don't You See? (Personal Reflection) / Mónica G. Moreno Figueroa Figueroa, Mónica G. Moreno 45

4 New Femininity, Neoliberalism, and Young Women's Fashion Blogs in Singapore and Malaysia / Joel Gwynne Gwynne, Joel 51

5 Fashion of Fear: Securing the Body in an Unequal Global World / Barbara Sutton Sutton, Barbara 75

6 My Struggle with the Headscarf (Personal Reflection) / Naked Eltantawy Eltantawy, Naked 101

7 The Face Is the Mask: Global Modifications of the Body and Soul (Personal Reflection) / Thomas J. D. Armbrecht Armbrecht, Thomas J. D. 107

8 Images in Skin: Tattooed Performers in Germany in the Twentieth Century and Today / Verena Hutter Hutter, Verena 113

9 Fragments: Stories of An-Other Life (Personal Reflection) / Anisha Gautam Gautam, Anisha 137

10 "A Mover la Colita": Zumba Dance-Fitness in Mexico and Beyond / Diana Brenscheidt gen. Jost Jost, Diana Brenscheidt gen. 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137372185

1137372184

OCLC:

854512592