Technologies of the Gendered Body: Reading Cyborg Women

by Anne Balsamo

Book Overview

This book takes the process of "reading the body" into the fields at the forefront of culture-the vast spaces mapped by science and technology-to show that the body in high-tech is as gendered as ever. From female body building to virtual reality, from cosmetic surgery to cyberpunk, from reproductive medicine to public health policies to TV science programs, Anne Balsamo articulates the key issues concerning the status of the body for feminist cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822316986
• ISBN13: 9780822316985
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"