Sentimental Bodies: Sex, Gender, and Citizenship in the Early RepublicSentimentalism, sex, the construction of the modern body, and the origins of American liberalism all come under scrutiny in this rich discussion of political life in the early republic. Here Bruce Burgett enters into debates over the "public sphere," a concept introduced by Jurgen Habermas that has led theorists to grapple with such polarities as public and private, polity and personality, citizenship and subjection. With the literary public sphere as his primary focus, Burgett sets out to challenge the Enlightenment opposition of reason and sentiment as the fundamental grid for understanding American political culture. |
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Sex, Gender, and Citizenship in the Early Republic Bruce Burgett. SENTIMENTAL BODIES SENTIMENTAL BODIES SEX, GENDER, AND CITIZENSHIP IN THE EARLY REPUBLIC.
... Sentimental bodies : sex, gender, and citizenship in the early republic / Bruce Burgett. Contents Acknowledgments vii 1. Introduction: Body Politics 3 PART ONE: p. Includes bibliographical references and index. eISBN 1-4008-0096-X 1 ...
Sex, Gender, and Citizenship in the Early Republic Bruce Burgett. SENTIMENTAL BODIES 1 Introduction: Body Politics X-RAY Does the body still exist.
... Sentimental Bodies enters into these critical debates by exploring the relations among sentiment, embodiment, and citizenship in the post-revolutionary United States. Drawing on the materialist and sensationalist psychology of the early ...
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Sentimental Bodies: Sex, Gender, and Citizenship in the Early Republic Bruce Burgett Limited preview - 1998 |
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Sentimental Bodies: Sex, Gender, and Citizenship in the Early Republic Bruce Burgett No preview available - 2001 |