Embodied Differences: The Jew's Body and Materiality in Russian Literature and Culture Contributor(s): Mondry, Henrietta (Author) |
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ISBN: 1644694859 ISBN-13: 9781644694855 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $103.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish - History | Social History - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
Dewey: 891.709 |
LCCN: 2020031324 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.22 lbs) 268 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book analyzes the ways in which literary works and cultural discourses employ the construct of the Jew's body in relation to the material world in order either to establish and reinforce, or to subvert and challenge, dominant cultural norms and stereotypes. It examines the use of physical characteristics, embodied practices, tacit knowledge and senses to define the body taxonomically as normative, different, abject or mimetically desired. Starting from the works of Gogol and Dostoevsky through to contemporary Russian-Jewish women's writing, broadening the scope to examining the role of objects, museum displays and the politics of heritage food, the book argues that materiality can embody fictional constructions that should be approached on a culture-specific basis. |