Managing the Monstrous Feminine: Regulating the Reproductive Body

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Abstract

Managing the Monstrous Feminine takes a unique approach to the study of the material and discursive practices associated with the construction and regulation of the female body. Jane Ussher examines the ways in which medicine, science, the law and popular culture combine to produce fictions about femininity, positioning the reproductive body as the source of women's power, danger and weakness. Including sections on 'regulation', 'the subjectification of women' and 'women's negotiation and resistance', this book describes the construction of the 'monstrous feminine' in mythology, art, literature and film, revealing its implications for the regulation and experience of the fecund female body. Critical reviews are combined with case studies and extensive interview material.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherRoutledge
Number of pages219
ISBN (Print)9780415328104
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

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