Women are body: feminist reflections
This paper deals with the conception of the body paying particular attention to how it has been associated with the feminine. Starting from a revision of theories on the body as a social construction, as argued by Foucault, Bourdieu or Butler, the text highlights the current work of Spanish anthropo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Investigaciones Feministas |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/INFE/article/view/51382 |
| Summary: | This paper deals with the conception of the body paying particular attention to how it has been associated with the feminine. Starting from a revision of theories on the body as a social construction, as argued by Foucault, Bourdieu or Butler, the text highlights the current work of Spanish anthropologist Mari Luz Esteban. Having her work as a starting point, our proposal is to vindicate the female body, neither as essence nor as pure construction, but as a practice that allows us to think of it excluded from “commercial circulation” or dominationties. |
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| ISSN: | 2171-6080 |