Body Guards: The Cultural Politics of Gender Ambiguity

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.Epstein, Julia is the author of 'Body Guards: The Cultural Politics of Gender Ambiguity' with ISBN 9780415903899 and ISBN 0415903890.