In recent years the 'body' has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Transgressive Bodies engages with these contemporary cultural debates to offer an examination of a variety of non-normative bodies and how they are represented in film, media and popular culture. It will appeal to scholars across a range of disciplines, including the media, film, culture and gender studies.
In recent years the 'body' has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Transgressive Bodies engages with these contemporary cultural debates to offer an examination of a variety of non-normative bodies and how they are represented in film, media and popular culture. It will appeal to scholars across a range of disciplines, including the media, film, culture and gender studies.
Dr Niall Richardson is a lecturer in Film, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex, UK
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Introduction: the 'freak' body: nature versus culture? Part I Hyper-Muscular Bodies: Introduction: extreme bodybuilding 'Wow, Dude! 'You're a monster!' The politics of bigorexia Flex-rated! Hyper-muscular bodies: resistance or erotic spectacle? Part II Fat Bodies: Introduction: fat But it's only a fat suit! Representing 'fake' fat in popularculture 'Watch me grow!': fat admiration, stuffing and feederism. Part III Transsexed Bodies: Introduction: transexuality Finding the voice I want to use: femininity, gentility and TransAmerica Chicks with dicks and hunks with pussies: eroticising the pre-op transsexual body. Part IV Disabled Bodies: Introduction: disability There's something about 'crip' bodies: contemporary representations of disability in the films of the Farrelly brothers and Todd Solondz Becoming whole: amputees, devotees and self-demand amputation Conclusion: strategies of containment? Bibliography Filmography Index.
Contents: Introduction: the 'freak' body: nature versus culture? Part I Hyper-Muscular Bodies: Introduction: extreme bodybuilding 'Wow, Dude! 'You're a monster!' The politics of bigorexia Flex-rated! Hyper-muscular bodies: resistance or erotic spectacle? Part II Fat Bodies: Introduction: fat But it's only a fat suit! Representing 'fake' fat in popularculture 'Watch me grow!': fat admiration, stuffing and feederism. Part III Transsexed Bodies: Introduction: transexuality Finding the voice I want to use: femininity, gentility and TransAmerica Chicks with dicks and hunks with pussies: eroticising the pre-op transsexual body. Part IV Disabled Bodies: Introduction: disability There's something about 'crip' bodies: contemporary representations of disability in the films of the Farrelly brothers and Todd Solondz Becoming whole: amputees, devotees and self-demand amputation Conclusion: strategies of containment? Bibliography Filmography Index.
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