Self-Transformations
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ISBN13: 9780195310542
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Heyes' monograph in feminist philosophy is on the connection between the idea of "normalization"--which per Foucault is a mode or force of control that homogenizes a population--and the gendered body. Drawing on Foucault and Wittgenstein, she argues that the predominant picture of the self--apicture that presupposes an "inner" core of the self that is expressed, accurately or not, by the outer body--obscures the connection between contemporary discourses and practices of self-transformation and the forces of normalization. In other words, pictures of the self can hold us captive whenthey are being read from the outer self--the body--rather than the inner self, and we can express our inner self by working on our outer body to conform. Articulating this idea with a mix of the theoretical and the practical, she looks at case studies involving transgender people, weight-lossdieting, and cosmetic surgery. Her concluding chapters look at the difficult issue of how to distinguish non-normalizing practices of the self from normalizing ones, and makes suggestions about how feminists might conceive of subjects as embodied and enmeshed in power relations yet also capable ofself-transformation.The subject of normalization and its relationship to sex/gender is a major one in feminist theory; Heyes' book is unique in her masterful use of Foucault; its clarity, and its sophisticated mix of the theoretical and the anecdotal. It will appeal to feminist philosophers and theorists.
| ISBN-13 | 9780195310542 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0195310543 |
| Weight | 0.29 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.00 x 0.50 x 9.25 In |
| List Price | $56.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 176 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Published On | 2007-08-16 |
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