Discursive Intersexions: Daring Bodies Between Myth, Medicine, and Memoir - Couverture souple

Michaela Koch

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3837637050 ISBN 13 : 9783837637052

Editeur : Transcript Verlag, 2021

Synopsis

Life narratives and fiction that represent experiences of hermaphroditism and intersex are at the core of Michaela Koch's study. The analyzed texts from the 19th to the early 21st century are embedded within and contrasted with contemporary debates in medicine, psychology, or activism to reveal the processes of negotiation about the meaning of hermaphroditism and intersex. This cultural studies-informed work challenges both strictly essentialist and constructivist notions. It argues for a differentiated perspective on intersex and hermaphrodite experiences as historically contingent, fully embodied, and nevertheless discursive subject positions.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michaela Koch (PhD) teaches Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Oldenburg. Her research interests include queer studies, animal studies, and literary discourse analysis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Transcript Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3837637050
• ISBN 13: 9783837637052
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible