Consuming Bodies
Cultural Fantasies of Ancient Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3195041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Meskell (0000-0001-9087-3611, New College, Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-76 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Body & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-034X • E-ISSN: 1460-3632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1357034x98004001004 |
| OpenAlex | W2121331751 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article explores the legacy of ancient Egypt in popular culture, from the 19th century onwards - through the theme of consumption. A range of media is covered including literature, film and performance. I argue that Egypt has been a constant mirror for contemporary culture in terms of the body, sexuality and the Orient. In the West, Egyptian bodies have always been consumed, literally or metaphorically and in the 1990s a commodified Egypt has to extend beyond normative sexuality. Thus, Egypt has to be queered and to illustrate this ultimate process of othering I consider the film, Stargate
Aesthetics · Art · Commodification · Consumption (sociology · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Literature · Normative · Sociology · Theme (computing · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis · Gender Studies · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy
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The Body and Society
Mummies and Magic. The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt
Masculinity as Spectacle
Changing Bodies, Changing Meanings
That Obscure Object of Desire
Bodies that matter
Saint Foucault
Queer Performativity
Bodies That Matter
Survival as a Social Construct
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2023 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |