Feminist Theory and the Body: A Reader

483 Pages·1999·4.146 MB·English

by  Janet Price and Margrit Shildrick (eds.)

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements IX
OpenintghsBe o odnAy C:r itIinctarlo duction
MargSrhiitl dwriitJchak n Perti ce 1
Sect1i:oW no maans B od?y 15
Introduction 17
1.1L ondSac hiebinger:
'Theoorfi eGse anndRdea rc e' 21
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·uJEl izaVb.Se ptehl man:
'WomaansB odAyn:c iaenndCto ntempVoireawrs3y' 2
13. LyndBai rke:
'BodaineBdsi ology' 42
14. Felly NSkiwmemtoon ds:
'MyB odMyy,s eHlofw:D oeasB laWcokm an
DoS oclioog?y' 50
15. HelMeanr shall:
'OruB odiOeusr,s eWlhvyeW se:S houAldddO ld
FashiEomnpeidr Pihceanlo mentootl hoeg y
New Theooftr hiBeeo sd y' 64
Sect2i:oS ne xByo dies 77
Introduction 79
2.1L ucIer igaray:
'WheOnu rL ipSsp eTaokg ether' 82
2.2J eanWeitnttee rson:
'ThNeo saen'' dT aste' 91
2.3E velMy.nH na mmonds:
'TowaaGr edn ealoofBg lya Fcekm aSleex uality:
TheP robleomfSa itliecn ce' 93
2.4L ynnSee gal:
'BoMdayt teCrusl:t Iunrsaclr iptions' 150
CONETNTS
2.5B arbCarreae d:
'LesBboidainTe rsi:b aTdoemsb,o aynsTd a rts'1 11
2.6J udiHtahlr bsetam:
'F2TMh:e M akingF eomfaM laes cuiltiyn' 125
2.7J uniWpielre y:
'NOB ODYi s" DoinIgt ": Cybersexu1a4l3 ity'
2.8S ue-EClalseen:
'ThHeo tR odB odioefs Cybersex' 140
Sect3i:oB no diienSs c ieanncBdei omedicine 143
Introduction 145
3.1A udrLeo rde:
'AB urosfLt i gLhitv:i wnigtC ha ncer' 149
3.2E vKeo ssokfSye dgwick:
'BreCaasntc AenrA :d ventiunAr pep lied
Deconstruction' 153
3.3L.u dmiJlolrad anova:
'NatuFraacAlt H si:s toPreircsaple ocnt ive
ScieanncSdee xuality' 157
3.4A nnFea usto-Sterling:
'MenopTahues eS:tb oerfmot rhCeea lm' 169
3.5E miMlayr tin:
'The aEngdg S tpheer Hmo:wS ciehnacse
ConstrauR cotmeadn Bcaes oendS tereotypical
Male-FeRmoallees ' 179
3.6J anSaa wicki:
'DisciMpoltihneirnsg: Faentmdhi Nene iws m
ReproduTcetcihvneo logies' 190
3.7D onnHaa raway:
'ThBei opoloifPt oisctsm oBdoedrine s:
DeterminoafSt eiilonIfn m sm une SDyisstceomu2 r0s3e '
Sect4i:oA nf ttehrBe i nary 215
Introduction 217
4.1D eniRsiel ey:
'BodIideesn,t ities, Feminisms2'2 0
4.2M oirGaa tens:
'PowBeord,ia ensDd i fference' 227
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CONTENTS
4.)3 JudiBtuht ler:
'·-·,_/ 'BodtiheaMsta tter' 235
�9Su sBaonr do:
'FeminFiosumc,aa unltdth P eo liotfti hcBeso dy'2 46
4.5T riTn.hM inh�-: h
'Write Yoaunr'd T BhBoeod dyiy'nT heory' 258
4.6E lizaGbreotshz :
'Psychoaannatdlh Byeos diys' 267
Sect5i:oA nl teBr/oeddi es 273
Introduction 275
51. AnnBea lsamo:
'ForomfTs e chnolEomgbiocdailm ent:
ReadtihnBego diynC ontempCourlatryu re'2 78
5.2R osBir aidotti:
'SiogfnW osn dearnT dr acoefDs o ubt:
OnT eraotgoayl nEdm bodDiieffde rences' 290
5.3P ratiPbahrama anrAd l iWcael ker:
'IntefrrvoiWmea rwr iMoarr ks' 302
5.4A waT hiam:
'ThTer ioaflt sh e BAlfarcikWc oamna n' 309
5.5B ibBia kare-Yusuf:
'The EcoofnV oimoyl enceB:o dBialenastdc h ke
UnspeaTkearbrloer ' 311
5.6S usWaenn dell:
'FeminDiissmat,by ai,nl Tdir anscenofd ence
thBeo dy' 324
Sect6i:oB no dySpatcteeMra 335
Introduction 337
6.1C hrisBtaitntee rsby:
'Her BoBdoyu/nHdear ries' 341
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GillRioasne :
'Womeann Edv erySdpaayc es' 359
6.3A ndrBeean tRouns hing:
'uSrvivRianpAge M :o rning/MoRuirtnuianlg'3 71
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ElizaGbreotshz :
'oBdies-Cities' 38 1
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CONETNTS
6.5J anPerti acneMd a rgSrhiitl drick:
'MapptihnCego lonBioadSlye :x uEaclo nomies
antdh Set aitnCe o lonIinadli a' 388
6.6N aliNnait arajan:
'WomaNna,t iaonnNd a rraitnMi oind nisg ht'
Children' 399
Sect7i:oP ne rfortmhiBeno gd y 411
�Iondturction 413
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�7·1. : JudiBtuht ler:
'BodIinlsyc riPpetrifoonrsmS,au vtbeirvsei ons4'1 6
7.2K ristianuab :S tr
'ThGeu ilPtlye asoufFr eemsa Tlhee atCrriocsasl-
Dressing' 423
7.3M argSrhiitl driJcaknP eratin cde :
'BreatkhiBeno gu ndaorfti heBesr okBeond y' 432
7.4F eCno les:
'FemiCnhianream nsOd u trageous Arm4s4'5
7.5K athy Davis:
"'MByo diyms y A rt"C:o smeStugirecr aysF eminist
Utop?i'a 454
7.6H eatFhiern dlay:
"'FreFuedt'iss hainstdmh Le"e sbianD eDbialtd4eo6s 6'
CopyrAicgkhnto wledgements 477
SubjIencdte x 481
NameI ndex 485
ACKNOW LEDEGMENTS
Ourt hanakrsde u teo a ll wthhooh seel pweidtt hhp er oducotfti hoRines a der.
LyndBai rRkoes,Bi r aidAoitltbSihm,ey tahn,Jd o ceWloygna n-Braoltwlon oek
timem atkose u ggesftoiproi nesct eois n clJuadcek;Ji oen aestE diunrbgh
UnivePrrseiwstasyst hien stiogfta htieon ri itdieaaaln, dr emaiinnevdo lved
througahnoNdui tc;Jc oin heesl pweidtp hh otostTahtatnitknosgto .o G rind!
DockearnyLd i Dsa vidsotnh ecfioornr t insuuipnpgo rt.
OPENINGSO N THE BODY:
A CRTIIACLI NTRODUCTION
MargSrhiitl wdirtiJhca kn et Price
Thes taotfut sh beo dwyi thtihdneo minWaenstt eirnnt elltercatduihatalis o n
largbeeleoynn oef a bseonrcd ei smiDsessaplti.htn eee cesusbauiriqyto yft he
bodayn,d i tasp parent apsto hsseie tciuorne groofau lntldh ionuggt hhte,
proceosfts heeso rainsdit hnego irtysh ealvfpe r oceeasdt ehdo utghhe body
itsiesol fnf o a ccouanntdt, h attht eh inksiunbgji esic net f fdeicste mbodied,
ablteoo periantt ee rmosf purea lmoinAnetdt. h een d tohfte w entieth
centuhroyw,e vtehraf,ta mifloiraomrf i ncorpaobsrteraalc itsai soinot fe
sericoounst esteamtainoantn,io ntlg e afsrto tmh aed veonfat s ubstantial
corpouffs me initshte oArsy .ws eh atlrla ce ibnrt iheiefssl syaa yn,di nt he
readaetlr a rfgmeei,n ihsamls o nsge einto sw np rojaesic ntt imately connected
tot hbeo dayn,d rheassp otnodt ehmdea sculcionnivsetnb typi roond uac ing
varioefot fyt iimnecso mpatthiebolwrehi iecsah t tetmop tt ake the body into
accouFnotsr.o mteh,me a teriatlhibeto yd ayon,fdp articiunl afiretlmsya le
forcmo,m etsot hfeo roen ltyob eo ncmeo rber acketoefd coounts ideration,
but whdaitf fiebsre etnwtte heainns dd o minmaanlte starpeparmo aictshh east
rathtehraan t horoughdgiosirnefggo atrrh di ncgosr pofrmeeianli,ss tma rts at
leafsrto mp oas itoifao cnk nowledMgoermee ntp.o sitifveemliyn,i sott her
writhearvdsee veltohpeeodtr hyai tes x pliecmibtoldyai neiddn sisotnte hnet
centroaftl himeta yt erbioadlwy h;i yleeot t heirnsf,l uebnypc oesdt structur­
aliasnmpd o stmodeirnpn airstmi hcauvlpeau rit,n tqou esttihgeoi nv eanneds s
secuorfit thsyeo -canlalteubdro adlpy o,s iitnisntgae t aedx tcuoarlp oreality
thatf liuisini d ti sn vestamnemdne tasn iTnhgeps u.r poofst ehR ee adtehre,n ,
inso ttop resaes nitn ugnlief tiheedo rtyh beoo fd y,y enttoor r e condciivleer se
positRiaotnhsie.trt oiu sn cotvhevere rryi chonfef sesm irneisspto tnots hees
MARGSRHIITL WDIRTIjHCA NKPE RTI CE
boddyu riwnhga itsn owk nowanst hsee cownadv eI.ft heirsae u nyiifng
themiet, s iism plyt htbeho admtya tt-earnsdn ojts utt ow oment,h ough
gendiesarp ersitshteemnbetu,t t o a lflo romfst heory.
Howt hednit dh beo dbye cotmheue n spookfWe ens tearbsnt rtahceto Irny ?
teromfsi ntellaeccttiuvtaihltbe io edssye, e tmosh avbee erne garadlewda ys
witshu spiacsti hoseni otfeu nruplays siaonnadsp pettihtametis g hdti srupt
thpeu rsoufti rtu atnhkd n owleAdttg here.i osfkm isleasdiimnpiglc iaftiito n,
cabne a rgutehda t the cdoernpioraaelna dlo ifctt ohyre r espeolnedviantgi on
ofm inodrs pimrairtka ts r anshidsetsotirorai ecc catelhs pesu rIen telligible as
thhei ghfeosrtom fB einWgh.am ta ketshm ei nd/bboidnyao rfty h Een light­
enmepnatr ticcuhlaarralcyt iesr isnttohitsec p liitts eblufta, c hanogfe
emphaWshiesrt.eh ien telltercatduioatflJi uodnesa -Chrfiosertx iaamnpiltey
sawth beo dayst hmeu ndapnaett ho h iag hvearl,o rsipsierdi,t tuhapelo istty­,
Cartemsoidaenr pneirsitom da rikbsey da r ejecotfti hobeno daysa no bstacle
top urrea titohnoaulgA hsst u.c thh,be o doyc cupipelsa octfteh h eee x cluded
othearn,dc anb ed ismifsrsoecmdo nsidearlattoigoeTnth hede irs.t inctions
madbey D escabrettewste herene cso gi(thtaepn osw eorfis n tellaingsdei ntcee
ofs elfhaonotddh )re e esx te(nhtsema a chinceo-rlpioksreue baslt aarnfeca er)
morceo mpltehxai ngs e nerraelcloyg nbiuswteh dah,ta msa ttetrofe edm inism
itsh ceu lttuarkaelo- ftu hpme i nd/bsopdlayin ttd,h een duraisnsgo cioaft ion
thdee valtueerdm twhifete hm inIintn hepe.o st-Casrctheestmihaabe,no dy
habse esne esni mpalsay m aterainadul n changgiivneagfn i,x beido logical
entoibteyy miantgh ematiclaalw-tsch,aam utus sbatelt ranscienon rddetedor
frteheme i nfdo trh ien tellpeucrtsouufafi lut lsrl ayt isounebacjlt iBvuiitttf yh .e
well-orsdeelrfe-dc,oa nntfdau inncetdbi oodnmyaa lyb es affeolryg oitntt heen
facoefh ighceorn cetrhnesar,re ne o nethoetlhebesorsd iwehso sdei sorder
frusttrhapetr eosjo eftc rta nscendence.
Ini tesa ralnya lytshefeso ,c oufsm ucfhe mintihsetow rays tohnce h ar­
acteriosfta htfeie omni naisln eets hsa fnu lhluym aTnh.e hraes bheoewne,v er,
growirnegc ognoiftt hineoe net doa ddrtehswesa yisnw hicthhm ei nd/body
spliisnt o otn lgye ndeirne dri etsso naTnhceae sss.o cioaftt hibeoo ndw yi th
grousnst,h inpkhiynsgi cmaalrikafts uy r tsheoetfrl ink-agtbeols a pceko ple,
tow orkicnlgap seso ptloae n,i maalnsdt, os lavFeesm.i ntihsetoh rayfs a ced
thceh alloefan dgder etshsweia nygis nw hicthh edsiem ens-oiofrn ascaen odf
clafsoser,x amp-lien tertsoce ocnts tpiatruttiewc auylosaf sr e eianngdo, f
devalubiondgiW,eh si.la slstlu cmha rginabloidsiaeerdspe o tentuinaslelty­
tliwnhga,it sa ti ssfuoewr o mesnp ecifiistc haasltul,py p ostehdfele ym,a le
bodiys intruinnpsriecbdalilelcl,tey aa aknyd d isrupNtoitsv uer.p risingly,
thetnh,ea biltioet fyf etcrta nsceannddee nxceer criastei onhaalsbi eteyn
gendmearr kaesda na ttribmuetnea loo-fn aen df urtohfeo rn lsyo me
men, tih.owesh.eo a rweh itmei,d dle/culpaphseesra, l atnhdhy e terosexual
-sucthh awto merne mariono tweidt htihneb iord iheeslb,da cbkyt hesiurp ­
posendaltyu briaoll opgrioccael1sI sne sc.onsefqeumeinnhciaess,m from the
stabreted ne epcloyn cewrintethdh b eo d-yeithesro maestth oib nerg e jected
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OPENOINNTG HSBE O DY
itnh peu rsoufii ntt ellectuaaclc oertqdoui manaalg si ctuyl sitnainsdotar ar sd ,
somethtiobn erg e claimtehvdee rays eosfst ehnfemce ael Ae t.h ird, more
receanltt ernlaatrigveel,y awsistfohmec iinaiptsoetsd t modesreneitksosm ,
emphatshiiesm ep ortaanndic nee scapoafeb mibloidtiyam sea nd ti fferential
anfdl uciodn sttrhuseci tot,fep otenrtaitahtleh,ra a nsa f ixgeidv en.
Wherteh eb odiys v iewtehdr ough conbvieonltoigaonindcra aallc ial
taxonotmhiametas k aep petaol g ai ven niatt tuairksefe ,on r grtahnatte d
sexuaanldr acdiiaffelr eanrcieen herqeunatl iotfti hceeos r poarnedam,lo ,r e­
ovetrh,am ta laen df emabloed ibelsa,ac nkdw hibtoed imeasye, a crhe spec­
tivfeiltuy n ai vecrastaelgI ontr eyr.om fss ext,ha ec tuoaclc urroefbn ocdei ly
fortmhsa atr e sneoltf -evoifed ietnshteeilxrcys o nvenoiveenrtllyoi ontk heed
inteorefes sttsa blais seohtfip n ogw erful ngoernmtdsoew rheidca hlb lo dies
arseu ppotsoea dp proxiwmiattheos uutb stavnatriiaalTt hieoe nf.f efcotr
women bheaehsni ghdleyl etefroiiron u st,e rmsh iosft ooorpuiprcr aels sion
andd isempowear smeernoitfej, su t sificsattroartyae rgfeio eusn dientd h e
linkoiftn hgfe e minianb eo dttyho ai cts u rioaunsudln yi quuenlrye lmioasbtl e,
evideinntt hlfeye marleep rodupcrtoicveTesh seve esr.fy a ctth awto meanr e
ablieng enetroam le nstrtuoad teev,e alnoopt bhoedruy n seweint htihne ir
ownt,og ivbei ratnhtd,o l actiaestn ueog h stuog gaep sott entdiaanlgleyr ous
volattihlamitat rykt shf ee mabloeda yso uotfc ontbreoylo,an ndsd,e atg ainst,
the foofrr ecaesI oncn o.n ttroat shatep paroerndtes ree-ldcf ontaionftm heen t
malbeo dwyh,i cmha yt hebnes aftealkyfe ongr r anatnedd puotfm ionudt,
the fbeomdadyle em anadtst enatniidon nv irteegsu laTthieao gne.- old relation
betwheyesnt aenrtdih awe o mb( calhlyesdti enGr rae eikjs)u osntee x ampolfe
howf eminiitnsibeteylc fo mmeasr kbeydt hneo tioofan ni neviitrarbaltei on­
aliItnys .h orwto,m ejnsu ta rteh ebiord iienas w ayt hamte na rneo t,
biologdiecsatlitlnoiye n df esrtiaoitrnua s ls lp hetrheapstr ivirlaetgieo nality.
Att hsea mtei mheo,w evtehraw,to meanr see eans mwohroel elmyb odied,
anhde nce nadtiusrqaiuleafldlry io efmq uawliittthyhm ea lteh,e bouonfd aries
thaetm bodimaernnete vfeirx oerds ecuArset .h dee valpureodc eosfs es
reprodumcatkiceol ne ar, thaep rboopdeynt sohli aetsaty ko o, v erftlhoew
propdeirs tinbcettiwoesneesanl n fdo thetroc, o ntamainndae tneg uTlhfu.s
wometnh emsealrveie,nst hec onventmiaosncaull iimnaigsitn antoito n,
simpilnyf ebreiionwrgh so scei vainlds ocsiuablo rdinbaottiihon ne viist able
andjs utifbiueotdb e,jc tosff eaarn dr epulCsoiionnc.i wdietnhtm airtgsi n­
alisatthideoe nv,a lbuoedidycs a paobfgl een eradteienpg ontaonlxoigeitcya.l
Sop owerafruselu cihd eatsh,am ta ny femtihneimsstehsla vvebese en
relucttoea nngtaw giett hh e febmoadolyre,h avfeo uintd fdiictfuopl rto vide
ap ositive tohfie to.r isGtaihtvatiethonp en u tatliivnbeke st weaen na tural
fmeininaintdiy n capahcaivwteoy r kesdoe fficiientn hteil nyt eroefs ts
patriaorpcphraelsm sainofyni ,rw satv e wroiftt heeeri sg hteaenndnt ihn e­
teenth caenntdth uorosiftee h see,a ryleya orfcs o ntempfoermairnysi aswm ,
equaalsip trye dicoantt henede etdog ob eyotnhdie n fluoefbn icoel otog y,
strienssst tehapedo tenotfwi oamle fno irn tellaecchtiueavlre emgeanrtd less
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