The Visible Woman
Click to look inside
Summary
The feel-good place to buy books
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780814715680 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814715680 |
| Title | The Visible Woman |
| Author | Paula Treichler |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| Year published | 1998-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 408 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |