Body Images Embodiment As Intercorporeal

Presenting a wide-ranging discussion of the body image, this text examines the individual's immediate apprehension toward his or her body and bodily capabilities. The author gives a philosophical treatment of the role played by the body image in our everyday experience.

Drawing on relevant discussions of embodiment in phenomenology, feminist theory, psychoanalytic theory, queer theory and post-colonial theory, Body Images explores the role played by the body image in our everyday existence.