Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History

Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History - Paperback

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Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History - Paperback

Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History - Paperback

by Patrizia Gentile , Jane Nicholas
$85.41
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by Patrizia Gentile (Author), Jane Nicholas (Author)

From fur coats to nude paintings, and from sports to beauty contests, the body has been central to the literal and figurative fashioning of ourselves as individuals and as a nation. In this first collection on the history of the body in Canada, an interdisciplinary group of scholars explores the multiple ways the body has served as a site of contestation in Canadian history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Showcasing a variety of methodological approaches, Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History includes essays on many themes that engage with the larger historical relationship between the body and nation: medicine and health, fashion and consumer culture, citizenship and work, and more. The contributors reflect on the intersections of bodies with the concept of nationhood, as well as how understandings of the body are historically contingent. The volume is capped off with a critical introductory chapter by the editors on the history of bodies and the development of the body as a category of analysis.

Author Biography

Patrizia Gentile is an associate professor in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies at Carleton University.
Jane Nicholas is an associate professor in the Department of Women's Studies at Lakehead University.

Number of Pages: 448
Dimensions: 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: September 12, 2013
ISBN9781442613874
Author Patrizia Gentile , Jane Nicholas
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
GenreHistory and Health & fitness
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2013
LanguageENG- English
Pages448
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Jane Nicholas

Jane Nicholas has been researching and working in the field of embroidery for over twenty years. Specializing in stumpwork and goldwork embroidery, she has written eight books and has contributed widely to journals and magazines on the subject. In 1999 Jane was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to further her studies in stumpwork in the United Kingdom and in 2005 was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM), for her 'services to hand embroidery as an artist, teacher and author'. She teaches widely in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America and continues to research and develop new techniques - particularly in stumpwork. A separate, but often related, area of her work is as a maker of artists' books and boxes.

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