Seeing Her Sex
Author | : Roberta McGrath |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 0719041686 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780719041686 |
Rating | : 4/5 (686 Downloads) |
Download or read book Seeing Her Sex written by Roberta McGrath and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a detailed analysis of exterior and interior images of the female body, this book examines the relationship between human reproduction and cultural representation from 1750-1910. With examples drawn from medical archives, covering engraving, photography, radiography, and microscopy, the book is interdisciplinary in approach, ranging across feminist theory, history of medicine, philosophy of science, and the history of photography.