Reviews for Volatile bodies

The average rating for Volatile bodies based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-04-22 00:00:00 Ibraham Gool This is an interesting read concerning the materiality of gender. Grosz's reading of Merleau-Ponty is so engaging it leads one to want to read the original; Merlau-Ponty might be better know to readers of Fanon -- which is why it is curious that for all of her investigation of the body as an "inscriptive text," Grosz fails to pay any attention to race on pretty much any level of her reading of "women." In this sense, a disappointing read. In terms of mainstream feminist thought (prior to the over taking of the field by J. Butler), it is thoughtful and well realized.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-10-30 00:00:00 Marcus Shorter Grosz is one of my favorite theorists today. She has such an incredible way of pushing the envelope of ways of thinking about the self, the body, or the world yet she can also break complexities down to bite-able bits. I revisit her works when I design any course centered on body politics or gender theory. She cuts my prep time in half.