Theoretical / Human Studies
Throwing Like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality
Abstract Through a phenomenological analysis of feminine throwing motions, Young reveals structural features of feminine bodily existence. She argues that women in patriarchal society develop 'inhibited intentionality,' 'discontinuous unity,' and 'ambiguous transcendence,' features arising from women's socialization as objects rather than subjects. This essay pioneered the application of phenomenological methods to feminist analysis, providing a crucial theoretical framework for understanding gendered bodily experience.
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