Hister Ergo Sum

Starting at the end of the Nineteenth century, the hysterical body invaded the European medical and artistic scene, giving birth to different kinds of ambivalent performances. The sexed body was the dominant reference in the definition of hysteria, which, for a long time, was considered by medicine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valentina Colopi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Accademia University Press 2019-07-01
Series:Mimesis Journal
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/mimesis/1634