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Title The American body in context : an anthology / edited by Jessica R. Johnston.

Publication Info. Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, [2001]
©2001

Call No.GT497.U6 A447 2001 Library has more than one copy.
LocationMoore Stacks

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 Moore Stacks  GT497.U6 A447 2001    Available  ---
 Moore Stacks  GT497.U6 A447 2001 c.2  Available  ---
Description xix, 335 pages ; 23 cm.
Series American visions ; no. 3
American visions (Wilmington, Del.) ; no. 3.
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.
Human body -- Social aspects.
United States.
Added Author Johnston, Jessica R., 1952-
ISBN 0842028587 alkaline paper
0842028595 paperback alkaline paper