Corpus Meum
Disintegrating Bodies and the Ideal of Integrity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12147560 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diane Perpich (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 75-91 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hypatia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-5367 • E-ISSN: 1527-2001 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2979/hyp.2005.20.3.75 |
| OpenAlex | W4237471825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This essay shows that Jean-Luc Nancy's reconceptualization of corporeality in such texts as L'Intrus and Corpus can be an important ally to feminist theories of body. I introduce Nancy's ontology and argue that his rejection of the unified, integrated body of humanist discourses in favor of dis-integrated bodies constituted by multiple alterities and his consequent reinterpretation of body as a "being-exscribed" begin the task of thinking bodies beyond traditional dualisms and their ahistorical and rationalist frameworks. I then address three potential criticisms of Nancy's work and suggest that though there may be reasons to move cautiously in adopting the framework he provides, his work harbors resources directly beneficial to critiques of prevailing forms of gender normativity
Ideal (ethics · Political science · Interdisciplinary Cultural and Social Studies · Latin American and Latino Studies · Law · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |