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THE RESILIENT FEMALE BODY KARTONIERT (TB)

The chapters in this book were first presented at the Women in French Biennial Conference held
in Leeds in May 2004. The twelve essays explore the multifaceted commodification of the female
body and provide insights into the mutations of French society and culture. British and French
scholars examine the paradoxes and contradictions embodied in various images and discourses
related to health and illness from different perspectives  ranging from sociological studies to
analyses of working diaries  children's medical encyclopaedias and literary texts. The
'resilient female body' as epitomised by the First World War nurse tends by the end of the
twentieth century to be construed as the 'sanitised female body'  subjected to mind body
dualities largely controlled by the medical professions. Thus  maternity and related issues
such as birth and contraceptive technologies figure as major themes with contributors revealing
unresolved ambivalences. Other chapters focus on how women's economic activity can affect their
individual health and  potentially  that of others. A further prominent theme shows how  for
contemporary women writers  serious illnesses such as cancer and madness in women can be seen
as rich metaphors for the ills of a male-dominated society. Duras's alcoholism and Aragon's
portrayals of prostitution are also discussed.

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