Surface tensions : surgery, bodily boundaries, and the social self / Lenore Manderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manderson, Lenore, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human body--Social aspects.

Human body.

Body image.

People with disabilities--Psychology.

People with disabilities.

Medical anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medicine, Manderson uses narrative epistemology based on in-depth interviews with over 300 individuals to show how they re-establish the coherence of their bodies, identities, and biographies. In addition to offering important new insights into the care, rehabilitation, and rehabituation of post-trauma patients, Manderson's work challenges conventional ideas about the nature of embodiment and is an important contribution to medical anthropology, disability studies, and cultural studies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Prologue: Perdita's Story; 1. The Body as Subject; 2. Our Cyborg Selves, and Other Modern Tales; 3. Visible Ruptures: The Art of Living with Lack; 4. Body Basics: Living with a Stoma; 5. The Feminine in Question; 6. Replaceable Parts: The End of Natural Life; 7. Conclusion: Necessity's Children; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-41947-5

1-315-41948-3

1-315-41949-1

1-61132-099-2

9781315419497

OCLC:

757260982