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Defects: Engendering The Modern Body (Corporealities: Discourses Of Disability)
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Defects Brings Together Essays On The Emergence Of The Concept Of Monstrosity In The Eighteenth Century And The Ways It Paralleled The Emergence Of Notions Of Sexual Difference. Women, Declared A Mideighteenthcentury Vindication, Have Been Regarded Since Aristotle As Deformed Amphibious Things, Neither More Or Less Than Monsters (Beauty'S Triumph 1758). This Alliance Of Monstrosity With Misogyny, Along With The Definition Of Sexual Difference As Aberration, Is The Starting Point For This Volume'S Investigation Of Monstrosity'S Cultural Work In The Eighteenth Century And Its Simultaneous Mapping And Troubling Of The Range Of Differences.This Collection Investigates The Conceptual And Geographical Mapping Of Early Modern And Enlightenment Ideas Of Monstrosity Onto A Range Of Differences That Contested Established Categories. The Essays Consider The Representations And Material Dimensions Of Phenomena As Diverse As Femininity And Disfigurement, The Material Imagination And Monstrous Birth, Ugliness As An Aesthetic Category, Deafness And Theories Of Sign Language, And The Exotic, Racialized Deformed. Collectively, They Demonstrate That The Emergence Of Sexual Difference Is Inextricably Intertwined With The Emergence Of A Category Of The Human That Is Imagined And Deformed, Monstrous, And Ugly. Contributors Include Barbara Benedict, Jill Campbell, Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook, Lennard Davis, Helen Deutsch, Robert Jones, Cora Kaplan, Nicholas Mirzoeff, Felicity Nussbaum, Stephen Pender, And Joel Reed.Helen Deutsch Is Professor Of English, University Of California At Los Angeles. Her Most Recent Book Is Resemblance And Disgrace: Alexander Pope And The Deformation Of Culture. Felicity Nussbaum Is Professor Of English, University Of California At Los Angeles. Her Most Recent Book Is Torrid Zones: Maternity, Sexuality, And Empire In Eighteenthcentury English Narrative.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of 'Defects': Engendering the Modern Body? A: 'Defects' explores the concept of monstrosity in the eighteenth century and its connection to sexual difference, examining how these ideas were culturally constructed and represented.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The book is authored by Helen Elizabeth Deutsch, who contributes to the exploration of monstrosity and its cultural implications.
- Q: What type of essays are included in this collection? A: The collection includes essays that investigate various representations of monstrosity, femininity, disfigurement, and the intersection of these themes with cultural and geographic contexts.
- Q: When was 'Defects': Engendering the Modern Body published? A: 'Defects' was published on January 4, 2000.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book consists of 344 pages.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition of 'Defects' is illustrated.
- Q: What are some topics covered in the essays? A: Topics include monstrosity, sexual difference, aesthetics of ugliness, deafness, theories of sign language, and racialized deformity.
- Q: Is the book available in different formats? A: The book is currently available in paperback format.
- Q: Who are some of the contributors to this volume? A: Contributors include Barbara Benedict, Jill Campbell, Elizabeth Heckendorn Cook, and several others who offer diverse perspectives on the themes discussed.
- Q: What is the significance of monstrosity in this context? A: Monstrosity is examined as a cultural construct that reflects societal views on difference, gender, and the human experience during the Enlightenment.