Feminism and the Female Body : Liberating the Amazon Within / Sharon R. Guthrie, Shirley Castelnuovo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castelnuovo, Shirley, Author.

Guthrie, Sharon R., Author.

Series:

Gender and Political Theory

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The authors challenge the Cartesian emphasis on mind that characterizes much of feminist theory and explore the reclaiming of female bodies through a perspective that conceives of mind and body as a unity.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Feminist Wars

2. The Problem of Dualism and the Physically Powerful Female Body

3. Elite Female Bodybuilders: Models of Resistance or Compliance?

4. The Thousand Waves Experience: Intersecting Feminism and the Martial Arts

5. Female Sporting Bodies

6. Women with Disabilities: Transgressive Challenges to the Normative Body

7. Identity Politics and Coalition Building

Appendix A: Research Methods for the Bodybuilding Study

Appendix B: Examples of Questions from the Nutritional Perceptions and Practices of Bodybuilders

Appendix C: Examples of Bodybuilding Interview Questions

Appendix D: Research Methods for the Martial Artist Study

Appendix E: Examples of Martial Artist Interview Questions

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

1-68585-401-X

OCLC:

1334344106