Embodying the Monster
Encounters with the Vulnerable Self
by Margrit Shildrick
153 pages· 2002· ISBN 9780761970149
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Margrit Shildrick's exploration of the monstrous reveals how humans register concepts of bodily normality and perfection. The author calls upon society to rethink the monstrous, not as an abnormal category, but as a condition of attractiveness.
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