Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions

Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions
ISBN-10
1623172020
ISBN-13
9781623172022
Category
Psychology
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2018-03-20
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Authors
Christine Caldwell, Lucia Bennett Leighton

Description

A timely anthology that explores power, privilege, and oppression and their relationship to marginalized bodies Asserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society, the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown, black, female, transgender, disabled, fat, or queer are often shamed, sexualized, ignored, and oppressed, what does it mean to live in a marginalized body? Through theory, personal narrative, and artistic expression, this anthology explores how power, privilege, oppression, and attempted disembodiment play out on the bodies of disparaged individuals and what happens when the body’s expression is stereotyped and stunted. Bringing together a range of voices, this book offers strategies and practices for embodiment and activism and considers what it means to be an embodied ally to anyone experiencing bodily oppression.

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