The Breast and the State: An Analysis of Good and Bad Nipples by Gender, Race, and Class.

A reflective, and adoring, commentary on Jessica Van Denend's Kleinian analysis of how society views women who have been incarcerated in prison. Drawing on Klein, feminist theory, and critical race theory, this article interrogates the projections of good and bad breast onto women, particularly wome...

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Publicado en:Studies in Gender & Sexuality Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 24 - 33
Autor principal: Fine, Michelle
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan-Mar2010
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Sumario:A reflective, and adoring, commentary on Jessica Van Denend's Kleinian analysis of how society views women who have been incarcerated in prison. Drawing on Klein, feminist theory, and critical race theory, this article interrogates the projections of good and bad breast onto women, particularly women of color, during times of neoliberal shrinkage of state responsibility for human needs.