Feminism and the Biological Body
Author | : Lynda Birke |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2019-06-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781474464437 |
ISBN-13 | : 1474464432 |
Rating | : 4/5 (432 Downloads) |
Download or read book Feminism and the Biological Body written by Lynda Birke and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biological bodies always seem to drop out of debates about the body and its importance in western culture. They are assumed to be fixed, their workings irrelevant to theory. This text argues that these views of biology do not serve feminist politics well.