In the Flesh: The Cultural Politics of Body Modification

Through an interview-based study, Victoria Pitts has researched the subcultural milieu of contemporary body modification, focusing on the ways sexuality, gender and ethnicity are being reconfigured through new body technologies - not only tattooing, but piercing, cyberpunk and such 'neotribal' practices as scarification. She interprets the stories of sixteen body modifiers (as well as some subcultural magazines and films) using the tools of feminist and queer theory. Pitts not only covers a hot topic but also situates it in a theoretical context.

Author: V. Pitts
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 07/18/2003
Pages: 239
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.54h x 5.57w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9780312293116

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/15/2003 pg. 111

About the Author
VICTORIA PITTS is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Queen's College, City University of New York.