基本説明
An innovative exploration of understandings of globalization in relation to the 'nature, culture and gender' concerns of two decades of feminist theory.
Full Description
`An excellent book. The authors have the rare capacity to handle popular culture and case studies in a theoretically informed manner. Original and well researched' - Mike Featherstone, Nottingham Trent University
Understandings of globalization have been little explored in relation to gender or related concerns such as identity, subjectivity and the body. This book contrasts `the natural' and `the global' as interpretive strategies, using approaches from feminist cultural theory. The book begins by introducing the central themes: ideas of the natural; questions of scale and context posed by globalization and their relation to forms of cultural production; the transformation of genealogy; and the emergence of interest in definitions of life and life forms. The authors explores these questions through a number of case studies including Benneton advertising, Jurassic Park, The Body Shop, British Airways, Monsanto and Dolly the Sheep. In order to respecify the `nature, culture and gender' concerns of two decades of feminist theory, this highly original book reflects, hypothesizes and develops new interpretive possibilities within established feminist analytical frames.
Contents
PART ONE: SECOND NATURE
Spheres of Life
Imprints of Time
Units of Genealogy
PART TWO: NATURE SECONDED
The Global Within - Jackie Stacey
Consuming Nature, Embodying Health
The United Colors of Diversity - Celia Lury
Essential and Inessential Culture
Life Itself - Sarah Franklin
Global Nature and the Genetic Imaginary