Fluid Geographies

Download or read book Bodies written by Robyn Longhurst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the first books to introduce students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries, abject materiality and spaces. The text includes original interview and focus group data informed by feminist theory on the body and uses case studies to illustrate the social construction of bodies. It will critically engage students in topical questions around sexuality, cultural differences and women's sub-ordination to men.