Whose body, whose nation?: Surrogate motherhood and its representation

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 325-342

  Mcelroy, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atwood; belonging; embodiment; narrative; race; Serrano

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993711390     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1364942002005003068     Document Type: Article

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