Overcoming Objectification: A Carnal Ethics 1136859314, 9781136859311

Objectification is a foundational concept in feminist theory, used to analyze such disparate social phenomena as sex wor

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Overcoming Objectification: A Carnal Ethics
1136859314, 9781136859311

Carnal hermeneutics offers a philosophical approach to the body as interpretation. It engages our finite, spatio-tempora

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The question of an erotic readership has always vexed scholars. With little evidence of anyone's actually reading e

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Building on a hermeneutic tradition in which accounts of carnal embodiment are overlooked, misunderstood, or underdevelo

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In the 300 years since its initial publication, Li Yu's book has been widely read in China, where it is recognized

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Sovereign Nations, Carnal States is an extraordinarily synthetic intellectual tour de force. Kam Shapiro uses the body a

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Rae Langton here draws together her ground-breaking work on pornography and objectification. She argues that pornography

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Carnal Spirit expertly delineates the historical origins of Charles Péguy's thinking, its unique trajectory, and it

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In this elegant study of the works of the undeservedly neglected composer Luigi Boccherini, Elisabeth Le Guin uses knowl

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Art today is an increasingly multifaceted phenomenon,encompassing transgressive works that intervene in war,inequalities

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