Corporeality and Culture

Bodies in Movement

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
Cover of the book Corporeality and Culture by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren ISBN: 9781317159247
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: March 9, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
ISBN: 9781317159247
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: March 9, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The ’material turn’ in critical theory - and particularly the turn towards the body coupled with scientific insights from biomedicine, biology and physics - is becoming an important path in fields of humanities-based scholarly inquiry. Material and technological philosophies play an increasingly central role in disciplines such as literary studies, cultural studies, history, performance and aesthetics, to name only a few. This edited collection of essays investigates how the material turn finds applications within humanities-based frameworks - focusing on practical reflections and disciplinary responses. It takes as its critical premise the understanding that importation of theoretical viewpoints is never straightforward; rather, a complex, sometimes even fraught, communication takes place between these disciplines at the imperceptible lines where praxis and theory meet, transforming both the landscape of practical engagement and the models of material theory. Presenting a multi- and interdisciplinary consideration of current research on the cultural relationship to living (and non-living) bodies, Corporeality and Culture: Bodies in Movement puts the body in focus. From performance and body modification to film, literature and other cultural technologies, this volume undertakes a significant speculative mapping of the current possibilities for engagement, transformation and variance of embodied movement in relation to scientifically-situated corporealities and materialities in cultural and artistic practices. Time and time again, it finds these ever-shifting modes of being to be inextricably interdependent and coextensive: movement requires embodiment; and embodiment is a form of movement.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The ’material turn’ in critical theory - and particularly the turn towards the body coupled with scientific insights from biomedicine, biology and physics - is becoming an important path in fields of humanities-based scholarly inquiry. Material and technological philosophies play an increasingly central role in disciplines such as literary studies, cultural studies, history, performance and aesthetics, to name only a few. This edited collection of essays investigates how the material turn finds applications within humanities-based frameworks - focusing on practical reflections and disciplinary responses. It takes as its critical premise the understanding that importation of theoretical viewpoints is never straightforward; rather, a complex, sometimes even fraught, communication takes place between these disciplines at the imperceptible lines where praxis and theory meet, transforming both the landscape of practical engagement and the models of material theory. Presenting a multi- and interdisciplinary consideration of current research on the cultural relationship to living (and non-living) bodies, Corporeality and Culture: Bodies in Movement puts the body in focus. From performance and body modification to film, literature and other cultural technologies, this volume undertakes a significant speculative mapping of the current possibilities for engagement, transformation and variance of embodied movement in relation to scientifically-situated corporealities and materialities in cultural and artistic practices. Time and time again, it finds these ever-shifting modes of being to be inextricably interdependent and coextensive: movement requires embodiment; and embodiment is a form of movement.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Mainstreaming Basic Writers by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Politics and Morals by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book The Psychology Of Philosophers by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Friend of China - The Myth of Rewi Alley by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book North Africa by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Trade Policy and Industrialization in Turbulent Times by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Building the Architect's Character by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book India Migration Report 2015 by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Alvin W.Gouldner by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Labeling Theory by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Arthur Conan Doyle and the Meaning of Masculinity by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Mega-Events as Economies of the Imagination by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Handbook on the Consequences of Sentencing and Punishment Decisions by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book Jean Piaget by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
Cover of the book That or Which, and Why by Karin Sellberg, Lena Wånggren
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy