The spectacularization of the anorexic subject position

Current Sociology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Allen, Jodie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Discourse; Eating disorder; Healthism; Poststructuralism; Subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949243890     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392108090943     Document Type: Review

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