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Body politics seems to be everywhere. In fact, many important theoretical and political issues have been addressed by employing the notion of body politics. The problem is that this concept is often used in conflicting or even contradictory ways. Following Foucault, many authors employ the term bio-politics or even bio-power. In this chapter, I give preference to the term body politics and I consider it to be a form of bio-politics: rather than focusing on the entire life situation of individuals, the emphasis is on the corporeal realm.
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© 2013 Eva De Clercq
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De Clercq, E. (2013). The Adventures of the Body. In: The Seduction of the Female Body. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137030726_3
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