The Body: A Reader (Routledge Student Readers) Paperback – Illustrated, 28 Oct.

The Body: A Reader (Routledge Student Readers) Paperback – Illustrated, 28 Oct. 2004 by Mariam Fraser 
 
The body has become an increasingly significant concept in recent years and this Reader offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories surrounding the issue. This broad consideration of the body presents an engagement with a range of social concerns, from the processes of racialization to the vagaries of fashion and performance art, enacted as surgery on the body. Individual sections cover issues such as:
 
the body and social (dis)order

bodies and identities

bodily norms

bodies in health and dis-ease

bodies and technologies.
Containing an extensive critical introduction, contributions from key figures such as Butler, Sedgwick, Martin Scheper-Huges, Haraway and Gilroy, and a series of introductions summarizing each section, this Reader offers students a valuable practical guide and a thorough grounding in the fascinating topic of the body.