Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex.

on the discursive limits of "sex"

by ,

288 pages

English language

Published Nov. 5, 1993 by Routledge.

ISBN:
978-0-415-90366-0
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3 stars (1 review)

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3 stars

This text lived up to its reputation--challenging! Much tougher than her more recent works, and requiring a lot more psychoanalytic background. I'm definitely going to need a primer on Freud and Lacan before I come back to this.

Another book from my embodiment reading list done!

Subjects

  • Feminist theory
  • Sex role -- Philosophy
  • Sex differences (Psychology)
  • Sexual orientation -- Philosophy
  • Identity (Psychology)
  • Femininity