Oppression and the Body

<b>A timely anthology that explores power privilege and oppression and their relationship to marginalized bodies</b> <p/> Asserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown black female transgender disabled fat or queer are often shamed sexualized ignored and oppressed what does it mean to live in a marginalized body? Through theory personal narrative and artistic expression this anthology explores how power privilege oppression and attempted disembodiment play out on the bodies of disparaged individuals and what happens when the body's expression is stereotyped and stunted. Bringing together a range of voices this book offers strategies and practices for embodiment and activism and considers what it means to be an embodied ally to anyone experiencing bodily oppression.