Bibliograph

Bodily natures, science, environment, and the material self, Stacy Alaimo

Type

Label

Bodily natures, science, environment, and the material self, Stacy Alaimo

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bodily natures

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Stacy Alaimo

Sub title

science, environment, and the material self

Summary

How do we understand the agency and significance of material forces and their interface with human bodies? What does it mean to be human in these times, with bodies that are inextricably interconnected with our physical world? Bodily Natures considers these questions by grappling with powerful and pervasive material forces and their increasingly harmful effects on the human body. Drawing on feminist theory, environmental studies, and the sciences, Stacy Alaimo focuses on trans-corporeality, or movement across bodies and nature, which has profoundly altered our sense of self. By looking at a broad range of creative and philosophical writings, Alaimo illuminates how science, politics, and culture collide, while considering the closeness of the human body to the environment

Target audience

adult

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