Shapiro, Alan, Lissarrague, François, Varner, Eric R., Tsiafakis, Despoina, Bernsdorff, Hans, Bremmer, Jan N., Dasen, Véronique, Barbanera, Marcello, Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd, King, Helen and Alexandridis, Annetta
(2015).
Bodies in Transition – Dissolving the Boundaries of Embodied Knowledge.
Paderborn:
Wilhelm Fink.
ISBN 978-3-7705-5808-7
Abstract
This volume engages from the perspective of the an- cient Mediterranean world with current debates in the field of cultural studies revolving around the idea of embodied knowledge. In particular, it deals with the dissolution of the concept of the ideal body as a repos- itory of knowledge through instances of deformation or hybridization.
The starting point comprises a series of case studies of less than perfect bodies: bodies that are misshapen, stigmatized, fragmented, as well as hybrid human/ animal creatures, transgendered persons, and bodies on the cultural periphery of the classical world. All of these examples represent deviations from the ‘normal’ order of things and evoke familiar feelings of alienation. The ordered knowledge that has shaped the body is subverted and falls into disorder.
One strategy for dealing with this is to canonize trans- gression in visual form. Fluid bodies are captured in the image and domesticated, creating a visual order in disorder. The body-as-ruin is a fixed figure of fluidity and thus especially receptive to attributions of mean- ing, which helps explain its persistence as a cultural trope. It allows for the observation of cultural change.
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Book, conference item or legal commentary
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| Creators: |
| Creators | Email | ORCID | ORCID Put Code |
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| Shapiro, Alan | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Lissarrague, François | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Varner, Eric R. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Tsiafakis, Despoina | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Bernsdorff, Hans | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Bremmer, Jan N. | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Dasen, Véronique | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Barbanera, Marcello | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | King, Helen | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Alexandridis, Annetta | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Editors: |
| Editors | Email | ORCID | ORCID Put Code |
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| Boschung, Dietrich | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Shapiro, Alan | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | | Wascheck, Frank | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Name | Email |
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| Corrector | Zimmer, Torsten | UNSPECIFIED | | Corrector | Shapiro, Alan | UNSPECIFIED | | Corrector | Greub, Thierry | UNSPECIFIED |
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| URN: |
urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-121204 |
| Series Name at the University of Cologne: |
Morphomata |
| Volume: |
23 |
| Number of Pages: |
354 |
| Date: |
23 March 2015 |
| Publisher: |
Wilhelm Fink |
| Place of Publication: |
Paderborn |
| ISSN: |
2511-2341 |
| ISBN: |
978-3-7705-5808-7 |
| Language: |
Multiple languages |
| Faculty: |
Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| Divisions: |
Weitere Institute, Arbeits- und Forschungsgruppen > Internationales Kolleg Morphomata |
| Subjects: |
History of ancient world |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
| Keywords | Language |
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| Anthropologie, Griechenland, Kunst, Körper, Römisches Reich | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Funders: |
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung |
| Projects: |
Förderkennzeichen 01UK0905 |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/12120 |
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