The Body In History

Author : John Robb,Oliver J. T. Harris
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521195287

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The Body in History by John Robb,Oliver J. T. Harris Pdf

This book is a long-term history of how the human body has been understood in Europe from the Palaeolithic to the present day, focusing on specific moments of change. Developing a multi-scalar approach to the past, and drawing on the work of an interdisciplinary team of experts, the authors examine how the body has been treated in life, art and death for the last 40,000 years. Key case-study chapters examine Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Classical, Medieval, Early Modern and Modern bodies. What emerges is not merely a history of different understandings of the body, but a history of the different human bodies that have existed. Furthermore, the book argues, these bodies are not merely the product of historical circumstance, but are themselves key elements in shaping the changes that have swept across Europe since the arrival of modern humans.

Author : Billy-Ray Belcourt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735237797

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A History of My Brief Body by Billy-Ray Belcourt Pdf

WINNER OF THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE JIM DEVA PRIZE FOR WRITING THAT PROVOKES FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY NATIONAL BESTSELLER A slim but electrifying debut memoir about the preciousness and precariousness of queer Indigenous life. Opening with a tender letter to his kokum and memories of his early life on the Driftpile First Nation, Billy-Ray Belcourt delivers a searing account of Indigenous life that’s part love letter, part rallying cry. With the lyricism and emotional power of his award-winning poetry, Belcourt cracks apart his history and shares it with us one fragment at a time. He shines a light on Canada’s legacy of colonial violence and the joy that flourishes in spite of it. He revisits sexual encounters, ruminates on first loves and first loves lost, and navigates the racial politics of gay hookup apps. Among the hard truths he distills, the outline of a brighter future takes shape. Bringing in influences from James Baldwin to Ocean Vuong, this book is a testament to the power of language—to devastate us, to console us, to help us grieve, to help us survive. Destined to be dog-eared, underlined, treasured, and studied for years to come, A History of My Brief Body is a stunning achievement from one of this generation’s finest young minds.

Author : Peter Ward
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780228000624

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The Clean Body by Peter Ward Pdf

How often did our ancestors bathe? How often did they wash their clothes and change them? What did they understand cleanliness to be? Why have our hygienic habits changed so dramatically over time? In short, how have we come to be so clean? The Clean Body explores one of the most fundamental and pervasive cultural changes in Western history since the seventeenth century: the personal hygiene revolution. In the age of Louis XIV bathing was rare and hygiene was mainly a matter of wearing clean underclothes. By the late twentieth century frequent – often daily – bathing had become the norm and wearing freshly laundered clothing the general practice. Cleanliness, once simply a requirement for good health, became an essential element of beauty. Beneath this transformation lay a sea change in understandings, motives, ideologies, technologies, and practices, all of which shaped popular habits over time. Peter Ward explains that what began as an urban bourgeois phenomenon in the later eighteenth century became a universal condition by the end of the twentieth, touching young and old, rich and poor, city dwellers and country residents alike. Based on a wealth of sources in English, French, German, and Italian, The Clean Body surveys the great hygienic transformation that took place across Europe and North America over the course of four centuries.

Author : Kathy Petras,Ross Petras
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781797205427

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A History of the World Through Body Parts by Kathy Petras,Ross Petras Pdf

A grab bag of historic spleens, chins, and more, this is your ultimate literary dissection of body parts throughout history! From famous craniums to prominent breasts, ancient spleens and bound feet, this book will bring history to life in a whole new way. With their inimitable wit and probing intelligence, authors Kathy and Ross Petras look at the role the human body has played throughout history as each individual part becomes a jumping-off point for a wider look at the times. In far-ranging, quirky-yet-interrelated stories, learn about Charles II of Spain's jaw and the repercussions of inbreeding, what Anne Boleyn's heart says about the Crusades and the trend of dispersed burials, and what can be learned about the Aztecs through Moctezuma's pierced lip. A History of the World Through Body Parts is packed with fascinating little-known historical facts and anecdotes that will entertain, enlighten, and delight even the most well-read history buff. BESTSELLING AUTHORS: Kathy and Ross Petras have authored the New York Times bestseller You're Saying It Wrong and the hit calendar The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said, now in its 24th year with over 4.8 million copies sold! ENGAGING CONTENT: Packed with rich material told with a lively and humorous voice, take a trip through history in this unique, exciting way. QUIRKY HISTORY FANS REJOICE!: For fans of The Disappearing Spoon, Wicked Plants, The Violinist's Thumb, The Sawbones Book and Strange Histories! Perfect for: • History buffs and pop history fans • Father's Day, birthday, and holiday shoppers

Author : Michel Feher,Ramona Naddaff,Nadia Tazi
Publisher : Zone Books
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015049626149

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Fragments for a History of the Human Body by Michel Feher,Ramona Naddaff,Nadia Tazi Pdf

Part 2 covers the junctures between the body's "outside" and "inside" by studying the manifestations - or production - of the soul and the expression of the emotions and, on another level, by examining the speculations inspired by cenesthesia, pain, and death.

Author : Dr Sarah Ferber,Ms Sally Wilde
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781409482840

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The Body Divided by Dr Sarah Ferber,Ms Sally Wilde Pdf

Bodies and body parts of the dead have long been considered valuable material for use in medical science. Over time and in different places, they have been dissected, autopsied, investigated, harvested for research and therapeutic purposes, collected to turn into museum and other specimens, and then displayed, disposed of, and exchanged. This book examines the history of such activities, from the early nineteenth century through to the present, as they took place in hospitals, universities, workhouses, asylums and museums in England, Australia and elsewhere. Through a series of case studies, the volume reveals the changing scientific, economic and emotional value of corpses and their contested place in medical science.

Author : Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307755742

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The Body Project by Joan Jacobs Brumberg Pdf

The award-winning author of Fasting Girls explores what teenage girls have lost in this new world of freedom and consumerism—a world in which the body is their primary project. "Fascinating ... riveting ... Women and girls should read this fine book together." —The New York Times Book Review A hundred years ago, women were lacing themselves into corsets and teaching their daughters to do the same. The ideal of the day, however, was inner beauty: a focus on good deeds and a pure heart. Today American women have more social choices and personal freedom than ever before. But fifty-three percent of our girls are dissatisfied with their bodies by the age of thirteen, and many begin a pattern of weight obsession and dieting as early as eight or nine. Why? In The Body Project, historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg answers this question, drawing on diary excerpts and media images from 1830 to the present. Tracing girls' attitudes toward topics ranging from breast size and menstruation to hair, clothing, and cosmetics, she exposes the shift from the Victorian concern with character to our modern focus on outward appearance—in particular, the desire to be model-thin and sexy. Compassionate, insightful, and gracefully written, The Body Project explores the gains and losses adolescent girls have inherited since they shed the corset and the ideal of virginity for a new world of sexual freedom and consumerism—a world in which the body is their primary project.

Author : Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393348842

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Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body by Hugh Aldersey-Williams Pdf

Combining science, history, and culture, explores every aspect of human anatomy from ancient body art to modern plastic surgery, discussing why some people are left-handed and why some cultures think the soul resides in the liver.

Author : Melanie McCabe
Publisher : David Robert Books
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 193637076X

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History of the Body by Melanie McCabe Pdf

Author : Sarah Toulalan,Kate Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136744358

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The Routledge History of Sex and the Body by Sarah Toulalan,Kate Fisher Pdf

The Routledge History of Sex and the Body provides an overview of the main themes surrounding the history of sexuality from 1500 to the present day. The history of sex and the body is an expanding field in which vibrant debate on, for instance, the history of homosexuality, is developing. This book examines the current scholarship and looks towards future directions across the field. The volume is divided into fourteen thematic chapters, which are split into two chronological sections 1500 – 1750 and 1750 to present day. Focusing on the history of sexuality and the body in the West but also interactions with a broader globe, these thematic chapters survey the major areas of debate and discussion. Covering themes such as science, identity, the gaze, courtship, reproduction, sexual violence and the importance of race, the volume offers a comprehensive view of the history of sex and the body. The book concludes with an afterword in which the reader is invited to consider some of the ‘tensions, problems and areas deserving further scrutiny’. Including contributors renowned in their field of expertise, this ground-breaking collection is essential reading for all those interested in the history of sexuality and the body.

Author : Robin Osborne
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107003200

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The History Written on the Classical Greek Body by Robin Osborne Pdf

Shows that history written on the basis of texts alone creates a misleading picture of classical Greece.

Author : Robert C. Fuller
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226025117

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The Body of Faith by Robert C. Fuller Pdf

The postmodern view that human experience is constructed by language and culture has informed historical narratives for decades. Yet newly emerging information about the biological body now makes it possible to supplement traditional scholarly models with insights about the bodily sources of human thought and experience. The Body of Faith is the first account of American religious history to highlight the biological body. Robert C. Fuller brings a crucial new perspective to the study of American religion, showing that knowledge about the biological body deeply enriches how we explain dramatic episodes in American religious life. Fuller shows that the body’s genetically evolved systems—pain responses, sexual passion, and emotions like shame and fear—have persistently shaped the ways that Americans forge relationships with nature, to society, and to God. The first new work to appear in the Chicago History of American Religion series in decades, The Body of Faith offers a truly interdisciplinary framework for explaining the richness, diversity, and endless creativity of American religious life.

Author : Jane Blocker
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN : 0816643180

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What the Body Cost by Jane Blocker Pdf

Because performance is by its very nature ephemeral, it elicits a desire for what is lost more than any other form of art making. But what is the nature of that desire, and on what models has it been structured? How has it affected the ways in which the history of performance art gets told? In What the Body Cost, Jane Blocker revisits key works in performance art by Carolee Schneemann, Vito Acconci, Hannah Wilke, Yves Klein, Ana Mendieta, and others to challenge earlier critiques that characterize performance, or body art, as a purely revolutionary art form and fail to recognize its reactionary-and sometimes damaging-effects. The scholarship to date on performance art has not, she finds, gone far enough in locating the body at the center of the performance, nor has it acknowledged the psychic, emotional, or social costs exacted on that body. Drawing on the work of critical theorists such as Roland Barthes and Catherine Belsey, as well as queer theory and feminism, What the Body Cost reads against patriarchal and heteronormative tendencies in art history while providing a corrective to the established view that performance art is necessarily transgressive. Instead, Blocker suggests that the historiography of performance art is a postmodern lovers' discourse in which practitioners, historians, and critics alike fervently seek the body while doubting it can ever be found. Jane Blocker is assistant professor of art history at the University of Minnesota and author of Where Is Ana Mendieta? Identity, Performativity, and Exile (1999).

Author : J.M. Bumsted
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887550430

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Thomas Scott's Body by J.M. Bumsted Pdf

What did happen to the body of Thomas Scott?The disposal of the body of Canadian history's most famous political victim is the starting point for historian J.M. Bumsted's new look at some of the most fascinating events and personalities of Manitoba's Red River Settlement.To outsiders, 19th-century Red River seemed like a remote community precariously poised on the edge of the frontier. Small and isolated though it may have been, Red River society was also lively, well educated, multicultural and often contentious. By looking at well-known figures from a new perspective, and by examining some of the more obscure corners of the settlement's history, Bumsted challenges many of the widely held assumptions about Red River. He looks, for instance, at the brief, unhappy Swiss settlement at Red River, examines the controversial reputation of politician John Christian Shultz, and delves into the sensational scandal of a prominent clergyman's trial.Vividly written, Thomas Scott's Body pieces together a new and often surprising picture of early Manitoba and its people.

Author : Chris Mounsey,Stan Booth
Publisher : Queering Paradigms
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Human body (Philosophy)
ISBN : 1906165726

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The Variable Body in History by Chris Mounsey,Stan Booth Pdf

The essays in this book explore the different ways the body has been experienced and interpreted in history, from the medieval to the modern period. The essays present a mosaic of literary representations of disability, bodies and accounts of real lives lived in their particularity and peculiarity. The book presents a group of individual cases from different periods in history.