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Embodied Modernities: Corporeality, Representation, And Chinese Cultures
Fran Martin
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Description for Embodied Modernities: Corporeality, Representation, And Chinese Cultures
Hardcover. By facilitating dialogue between fields as diverse as the history of science, literary studies, diaspora studies, cultural anthropology, and contemporary Chinese film and cultural studies, this work addresses contemporary Chinese embodiments as they are represented textually and as part of everyday life practices. Editor(s): Martin, Fran; Heinrich, Larissa. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 617.
From feminist philosophy to genetic science, scholarship in recent years has succeeded in challenging many entrenched assumptions about the material and biological status of human bodies. Likewise in the study of Chinese cultures, accelerating globalization and the resultant hybridity have called into question previous assumptions about the boundaries of Chinese national and ethnic identity. The problem of identifying a single or definitive referent for the ""Chinese body"" is thornier than ever. By facilitating fresh dialogue between fields as diverse as the history of science, literary studies, diaspora studies, cultural anthropology, and contemporary Chinese film and cultural studies, ""Embodied Modernities"" addresses ... Read more
From feminist philosophy to genetic science, scholarship in recent years has succeeded in challenging many entrenched assumptions about the material and biological status of human bodies. Likewise in the study of Chinese cultures, accelerating globalization and the resultant hybridity have called into question previous assumptions about the boundaries of Chinese national and ethnic identity. The problem of identifying a single or definitive referent for the ""Chinese body"" is thornier than ever. By facilitating fresh dialogue between fields as diverse as the history of science, literary studies, diaspora studies, cultural anthropology, and contemporary Chinese film and cultural studies, ""Embodied Modernities"" addresses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Hawaii Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Honolulu, HI, United States
ISBN
9780824829636
SKU
V9780824829636
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About Fran Martin
Fran Martin is lecturer in cultural studies at the University of Melbourne. Larissa Heinrich is lecturer in Chinese studies at the University of New South Wales.
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