Eroticism of more- and other-than-human bodies : a study of the anthropology of things / Grazyna Gajewska ; translated by Szymon Nowak.
2020
HQ460 .G3513 2020
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Title
Eroticism of more- and other-than-human bodies : a study of the anthropology of things / Grazyna Gajewska ; translated by Szymon Nowak.
Author
Gajewska, Grażyna, author.
ISBN
9783030540425 (electronic book)
3030540421 (electronic book)
3030540413
9783030540418
3030540421 (electronic book)
3030540413
9783030540418
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-54042-5 doi
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HQ460 .G3513 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.7
Summary
Focusing on non-human actors, Grażyna Gajewska expands the discussion of eroticism in contemporary culture by bringing in material culture, object studies, and "the anthropology of things." She sets out from the assumption that things (such as, for instance, attire, underwear, shoes, or jewelry) play an important role in arousing erotic imagination--they are genuine participants in the process, not mere signifiers of eroticism. Their use does not denote only undeniable facts of everyday life associated with functionality, the pragmatic or aesthetic aspect, but also contribute to the shaping of human emotions, fantasies and phantasms. In her study, Gajewska brings eroticism in contemporary culture to light through applying gender studies to new contexts--animals, robots, virtual worlds--even as she explores a new methodology, the anthropology of things.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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