Body Guards: The Cultural Politics of Gender Ambiguity

Body Guards: The Cultural Politics of Gender Ambiguity by Epstein, Julia. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415903899.

Why are manifestations of sexuality and ambiguity currently provoking so much interest? This collection of essays uncovers many reasons as it examines ambiguously gendered bodies--bodies that defy ideologically produced gender boundaries. In the course of identifying the social institutions and assumptions that repress or articulate gender ambiguity, Body Guards demonstrates that this ambiguity has a long history and a wide cultural reach.