ABSTRACT

This is one of the first books to introduce students to the key concepts and debates surrounding the relationship between bodily boundaries, abject materiality and spaces. The text includes original interview and focus group data informed by feminist theory on the body and uses case studies to illustrate the social construction of bodies. It will critically engage students in topical questions around sexuality, cultural differences and women's sub-ordination to men.

chapter 1|8 pages

BODILY OPENINGS

chapter 2|24 pages

‘CORPOREOGRAPHIES’

chapter 3|33 pages

PREGNANT BODIES IN PUBLIC PLACES

chapter 4|25 pages

MEN’S BODIES AND BATHROOMS

chapter 5|32 pages

MANAGING MANAGERIAL BODIES

chapter 6|13 pages

SOME THOUGHTS ON CLOSE(T) SPACES