{"product_id":"the-fragmented-female-body-and-identity-9781433110504","title":"The Fragmented Female Body and Identity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fragmented Female Body and Identity\u003c\/i\u003e explores the symbol of the wounded and scarred female body in selected postmodern, multiethnic American women's novels, namely Toni Morrison's \u003ci\u003eBeloved,\u003c\/i\u003e Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's \u003ci\u003eDictée,\u003c\/i\u003e Phyllis Alesia Perry's \u003ci\u003eStigmata,\u003c\/i\u003e Gayl Jones's \u003ci\u003eCorregidora,\u003c\/i\u003e Emma Pérez's \u003ci\u003eGulf Dreams,\u003c\/i\u003e Paula Gunn Allen's \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Owned the Shadows,\u003c\/i\u003e and Kathy Acker's \u003ci\u003eBlood and Guts in High School\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Senseless.\u003c\/i\u003e In each of these novels, disjointed, postmodern writing reflects the novel's focus on fragmented female bodies. The wounded and scarred body emerges from various, often intersecting, forms of oppression, including patriarchy, racism, and heteronormativity. This book emphasizes the different and nuanced forms of oppression each woman faces. However, while the fragmented body symbolizes oppression and pain, it also catalyzes resistance through recognition. When female characters recognize some el","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039525634391,"sku":"9781433110504","price":61.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433110504.jpg?v=1750943967","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fragmented-female-body-and-identity-9781433110504","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}