Description |
xix, 335 pages ; 23 cm. |
Series |
American visions ; no. 3
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American visions (Wilmington, Del.) ; no. 3.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Descartes goes to Hollywood: mind, body, and gender in contemporary cyborg Cinema -- The lived experience of disability -- Souls in silicon -- The body in consumer culture -- The embodiment of masculinity: cultural, psychological, and behavioral dimensions -- "Material girl": the effacements of postmodern culture -- Michael Jordan's family values: marketing, meaning, and Post-Regan America -- Concord watch advertisement -- On blowing one's nose -- Medicine as an institution of social control -- Put your hands in your own laps: disciplining the student body -- The visible man: the execution and electronic afterlife of Joseph Paul Jernigan -- Body narratives, body boundaries -- Firm but shapely, fit but sexy, strong but thin: the postmodern aerobicizing female bodies -- Heavy judgment: a sister talks about the pain of "living large." |
Subject |
Human body -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Human body -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
Added Author |
Johnston, Jessica R., 1952-
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ISBN |
0842028587 alkaline paper |
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0842028595 paperback alkaline paper |
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