The Visible Woman by Paula Treichler

The Visible Woman by Paula Treichler

From fetal photography and mammography to mental retardation and chronic fatigue syndrome, this title reveals how identities are constructed in medical research and public health initiatives, as well as in popular press accounts of health.

". . this volume has much to offer readers interested in science and technology and constructs of the body, expecially the 'normal' body." * Disabilities Studies Quarterly *

Paula Treichler is Professor of Medicine, Communication, and Women's Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of the forthcoming book How to Have Theory in an Epidemic.

"The author of Screening the Body: Tracing Medicine's Visual Culture, Lisa Cartwright is Associate Professor of English at the University of Rochester. Constance Penley teaches in Film Studies and Women's Studies at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Her most recent book is NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America.

Constance Penley teaches in Film Studies and Women's Studies at the University of California-Santa Barbara. Her most recent book is NASA/TREK: Popular Science and Sex in America.

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ISBN 13	9780814715680
ISBN 10	0814715680
Titel	The Visible Woman
Autor	Paula Treichler
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	New York University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1998-04-01
Seitenanzahl	408
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.