The Construction of a Consumable Body

In this essay, I analyze various ways in which pregnant bodies are rendered consumable. Tracing our preoccupation with pregnancy diets, I argue that a pregnant woman is made responsible for producing a consumable body. Indeed, producing and maintaining a consumable, fetus-friendly body is a respons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alison Suen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2019-03-01
Series:Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
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Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/7311