The politics of in/visibility : being there

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The politics of in/visibility : being there

Kath Woodward

(Genders and sexualities in the social sciences)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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The politics of visibility

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-166) and index

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Description

Visibility matters in contemporary societies; online, in the media and in the public eye. But who is seen and how? Are women still seen through a male gaze? This book explores the politics of looking and being looked at, and the relationship between actual and virtual worlds, for example in sport, art and cinema.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Are you really there? 2. Being there and the culture of boxing 3. The Gaze 4. Sex gender sexuality in virtual and actual space 5. Public and private spaces and relationships 6. Looking and Feeling, Seeing and Hearing 7. Being There in the Zone: sex gender and visibility 8. Rethinking Sensation and Perception 9. Conclusion

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