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ERIC Number: EJ838675
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
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The Fantastical Body and the Vulnerability of Comfort: Alternative Models for Understanding Body Image
Springgay, Stephanie
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v55 n1 p109-123 Spr 2009
Arguing for new models of inquiry that interrogate body image from the perspective of intercorporeality, this article explores a research study conducted in a secondary school art class. Shifting analysis from the representation of body image to a tactile, sensuous, and experiential understanding of body image, I highlight the contradictions and tensions at work in understanding students' experiences of body knowledge. The article poses possibilities for thinking further about how pedagogy might work with and against the contradictions of body image.
University of Alberta, Faculty of Education. 845 Education Centre South, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-7941; Fax: 780-492-0236; Web site: http://www.education.ualberta.ca/educ/journals/ajer.html
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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