Transgressive bodies representations in film and popular culture - Richardson, Niall (Ashgate Pub., 2010)
Includes filmography, bibliographical references and index
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction The "Freak" Body: Nature versus Culture?; Part I Hyper-Muscular Bodies; 1 'Wow Dude! You're a Monster!' The Politics of Bigorexia; 2 Flex Rated! Hyper-Muscular Bodies: Resistance or Erotic Spectacle?; Part II Fat Bodies; Introduction to Part II Fat; 3 'But it's Only a Fat Suit!' Representing "Fake" Fat in Popular Culture; 4 'Watch me Grow!' Fat Admiration, Stuffing and Feederism; Part III Transsexed Bodies; Introduction to Part III Transsexuality; 5 Finding the Voice I Want to Use: Femininity, Gentility and TransAmerica
In recent years the 'body' has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Transgressive Bodies engages with these contemporary cultural debates to offer an examination of a variety of non-normative bodies and how they are represented in film, media and popular culture. It will appeal to scholars across a range of disciplines, including the media, film, culture and gender studies