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Published by: North Atlantic Books
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Contributors: Eds. Christine Caldwell, Lucia Bennett Leighton
ISBN13: 978-1623172015

 
Overview

A timely anthology that explores power, privilege, and oppression and their relationship to marginalized bodies

Asserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society, the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown, black, female, transgender, disabled, fat, or queer are often shamed, sexualized, ignored, and oppressed, what does it mean to live in a marginalized body? Through theory, personal narrative, and artistic expression, this anthology explores how power, privilege, oppression, and attempted disembodiment play out on the bodies of disparaged individuals and what happens when the body’s expression is stereotyped and stunted. Bringing together a range of voices, this book offers strategies and practices for embodiment and activism and considers what it means to be an embodied ally to anyone experiencing bodily oppression.

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Chapter by Marcia

Moving Between Identities: Embodied Code-Switching

Pages 181-284

A thoughtful exploration of Embodied Code-Switching® therapy, which integrates somatic awareness to support the healthy expression of multicultural identities.