Body Horror (eBook)

Whether for entertainment, under the guise of medicine, or to propel consumerism, heinous acts are perpetrated daily on womens bodies. InBody Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes,award-winning journalist Anne Elizabeth Moore catalogs the global toll of capitalism on our physical autonomy. Weaving together unflinching research and surprising humor, these essays range from investigativeprobing the Cambodian garment industry,the history of menstrual products,or the gender biases of patent lawto uncomfortably intimate. Moore, who suffers from several autoimmune disorders, examines what it takes to seek care and community in the increasingly complicated, problematic, and disinterested US healthcare system.A Lambda Literary Award finalist and aChicago Review of BooksNonfiction Award shortlist title,Body Horroris sharp, shocking, and darkly funny. . . .Brainy and historically informed, this collection is less a rallying cry or a bitter diatribe than a series of irreverent and ruthlessly accurate jabs at a culture that is slowly devouring us (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Featuring an updated introduction and new essays, as well as illustrations byXander Marro, this new edition ofBody Horroris a fascinating, insightful portrait of the gore that encapsulates contemporary American politics.