Erica Reischer
Biographic Data
| ID | 215264 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Erica Reischer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Erica |
| FAMILY NAME | Reischer |
| SIGNATURE | REISCHER E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Independent Scholar, Oakland, California |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Body Beautiful
The prominence of the body in popular culture has prompted intense academic interest in recent decades. Seeking to overturn a naturalistic approach to the body as a biological given, this broad literature redefines the body as a sociocultural and historical phenomenon. Within anthropology, two primary theoretical orientations toward the body have emerged: the body as "symbol" and the body as "agent." This review article provides an overview of th…
Running to the Moon
In this essay, I will consider how individuals engage the marathon in the service of a project of self-transformation. To that end, I will examine cultural meanings and symbols associated with the marathon, and the way in which those meanings interact with the self-system of the runners who choose to participate in the marathon. In addition, since the marathon is ultimately a cultural practice centered on the body, I will also explore the physica…
The Body Beautiful
The prominence of the body in popular culture has prompted intense academic interest in recent decades. Seeking to overturn a naturalistic approach to the body as a biological given, this broad literature redefines the body as a sociocultural and historical phenomenon. Within anthropology, two primary theoretical orientations toward the body have emerged: the body as "symbol" and the body as "agent." This review article provides an overview of th…
Running to the Moon
In this essay, I will consider how individuals engage the marathon in the service of a project of self-transformation. To that end, I will examine cultural meanings and symbols associated with the marathon, and the way in which those meanings interact with the self-system of the runners who choose to participate in the marathon. In addition, since the marathon is ultimately a cultural practice centered on the body, I will also explore the physica…
Running to the Moon
In this essay, I will consider how individuals engage the marathon in the service of a project of self-transformation. To that end, I will examine cultural meanings and symbols associated with the marathon, and the way in which those meanings interact with the self-system of the runners who choose to participate in the marathon. In addition, since the marathon is ultimately a cultural practice centered on the body, I will also explore the physica…
The Body Beautiful
The prominence of the body in popular culture has prompted intense academic interest in recent decades. Seeking to overturn a naturalistic approach to the body as a biological given, this broad literature redefines the body as a sociocultural and historical phenomenon. Within anthropology, two primary theoretical orientations toward the body have emerged: the body as "symbol" and the body as "agent." This review article provides an overview of th…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Articulation (sociology (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Dimension (graph theory (1 works)