Out in Public

Configurations of Women's Bodies in Nineteenth-Century America

Autori

• Alison Piepmeier

Parametri

Pagine

294pagine

Tempo di lettura

11ore

• Storia

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Focusing on women's bodies as a means of public self-construction, Alison Piepmeier challenges traditional representations of 19th-century womanhood, such as the corseted white middle-class female and the black slave stereotypes. She moves beyond conventional binaries like public/private and victim/agent, presenting women's public embodiment as complex and dynamic. Through this lens, the book explores how women navigate and contest societal expectations, highlighting their strategic and playful engagement with their identities in public spaces.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2004

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