Mapping the Subject

<p>Rejecting static and reductionist understandings of subjectivity this book asks how people find their place in the world. <em>Mapping the Subject</em> is an inter-disciplinary exploration of subjectivity which focuses on the importance of space in the constitution of acting thinking feeling individuals.<br> The authors develop their arguments through detailed case studies and clear theoretical expositions. Themes discussed are organised into four parts: constructing the subject sexuality and subjectivity the limits of identity and the politics of the subject.<br> There is here a commitment to mapping the subject - a subject which is in some ways fluid in other ways fixed; which is located in constantly unfolding power knowledge and social relationships. This book is moreover about new maps for the subject.</p>