Managing the Monstrous Feminine

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Taylor & Francis Ltd

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491_9780415328111

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Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body. Jane Ussher examines the ways in which medicine, science, the law and popular culture combine to produce fictions about femininity, positioning the reproductive body as the source of womens power, danger and weakness.Including sections on regulation, the subjectification of women and womens negotiation and resistance, this book describes the construction of the monstrous feminine in mythology, art, literature and film, revealing its implications for the regulation and experience of the fecund female body. Critical reviews are combined with case studies and extensive interview material to illuminate discussions of subjects including:the regulation of women through the bodyregimes of knowledge associated with reproductionintersubjectivity and the bodywomens narratives of resistance.These insights into the relation between the construction of the female body and womens subjectivity will be of interest to those studying health psychology, social psychology, medical sociology, gender studies and cultural studies. The book will also appeal to all those looking for a high-level introduction to contemporary feminist thought on the female body.

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