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In the last three decades, the human body has gained increasing prominence in contemporary political debates, and it has become a central topic of modern social sciences and humanities. Modern technologies - such as organ transplants, stem-cell research, nanotechnology, cosmetic surgery and cryonics - have changed how we think about the body. In this collection of thirty original essays by leading figures in the field, these issues are explored across a number of theoretical and disciplinary perspectives, including pragmatism, feminism, queer theory, post-modernism, post-humanism, cultural sociology, philosophy and anthropology. A wide range of case studies, which include cosmetics, diet, organ transplants, racial bodies, masculinity and sexuality, eating disorders, religion and the sacred body, and disability, are used to appraise these different perspectives. In addition, this Handbook explores various epistemological approaches to the basic question: what is a body? It also offers a strongly themed range of chapters on empirical topics that are organized around religion, medicine, gender, technology and consumption.It also contributes to the debate over the globalization of the body: how have military technology, modern medicine, sport and consumption led to this contemporary obsession with matters corporeal? The Handbook's clear, direct style will appeal to a wide undergraduate audience in the social sciences, particularly for those studying medical sociology, gender studies, sports studies, disability studies, social gerontology, or the sociology of religion. It will serve to consolidate the new field of body studies.

Human body --- Social aspects --- Social aspects. --- Human body in popular culture. --- Body, Human, in popular culture --- Popular culture --- Human body - Social aspects

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History of civilization --- Acting --- 82.04 --- Literaire thema's --- Human body in literature. --- Human body in popular culture. --- Theater --- History. --- 82.04 Literaire thema's --- Human body in literature --- Human body in popular culture --- Body, Human, in popular culture --- Popular culture --- Body, Human, in literature --- Human figure in literature --- History

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Exemplary Bodies: Constructing the Jew in Russian Culture since 1880's explores the construction of the Jew's physical and ontological body in Russian culture as represented in literature, film, and non-literary texts from the 1880's to the present. With the rise of the dominance of biological and racialist discourse in the 1880's, the depiction of Jewish characters in Russian literary and cultural productions underwent a significant change, as these cultural practices recast the Jew not only as an archetypal "exotic" and religious or class Other (as in Romanticism and realist writing), but as a biological Other whose acts, deeds, and thoughts were determined by racial differences. This Jew allegedly had physical and psychological characteristics that were genetically determined and that could not be changed by education, acculturation, conversion to Christianity, or change of social status. This stereotype has become a stable archetype that continues to operate in contemporary Russian society and culture.

Jews in popular culture --- Human body in popular culture --- Body, Human, in popular culture --- Body image --- Russian literature --- Social aspects --- History and criticism. --- Russia (Federation) --- Intellectual life. --- Ethnic relations. --- Image, Body --- Imagery (Psychology) --- Mind and body --- Person schemas --- Personality --- Self-perception --- Human body --- Popular culture --- Literature --- Literary criticism --- Russian studies --- Jewish studies --- Film studies

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Sexology --- History of civilization --- anno 1800-1899 --- Human body in popular culture --- Sex customs --- Sex --- Customs, Sex --- Human beings --- Sexual behavior --- Sexual practices --- Manners and customs --- Moral conditions --- Body, Human, in popular culture --- Popular culture --- Gender (Sex) --- Human sexuality --- Sex (Gender) --- Sexuality --- History

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Books on Textiles tend to focus solely on aesthetic or technical points of view. Designers’ understanding of special technical aspects of textile structure or the ability of researchers to grasp the design aspects would result in quantum leaps in innovations and creativity in the Textile domain. This book presents a holistic view integrating the viewpoints of designers and researchers. It presents previously unexplored features or possibilities, mainly in the field of textile structure constructions and characteristics. The main aim is a unique proper blending of both the technical and aesthetic sides of textile. Without compromising on the technicalities, it simplifies complex concepts to elevate the understanding of fashion designers. On the other hand, it also provides a viewpoint on aesthetics. The chapters are designed to provide a good balance of content for both fashion designers and professionals. The initial chapter sets the foundation of understanding with a healthy discussion about the latest technical trends of textiles’ functionalities and their new applications. A dedicated chapter discusses the practical use of lighting effects of side-emitting optical fibers in conjunction with color effects for textile design purposes. Further chapters deal with smart textiles design in the context of sensation and perception, basic aspects of textiles structures necessary for their rational design, and color characteristics of materials useful for designers. The book includes a special chapter on analyzing the business landscape of textile design. Overall, this book is expected to cater to the needs and give special knowledge important for both textile specialists and fashion designers. .

Textile fibers. --- Fibers --- Textile fabrics --- Building materials. --- Clothing and dress --- Human body in popular culture. --- Sustainability. --- Wood, fabric, and textiles. --- Fashion and the Body. --- Social aspects. --- Sustainability science --- Human ecology --- Social ecology --- Body, Human, in popular culture --- Popular culture --- Society and clothing --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Buildings --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Materials