M. Wolff is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College.
Description
Introduction 1 I. Body Problems 1. Context 15 2. Adulthood 29 II. Problem Bodies 3. Religious Bodies 51 4. Medical Bodies 65 5. Bodies of Paperwork 87 6. Bodies of Land 99 III. Agitating Bodies 7. Transnational Activism 119 8. Community Building in South Africa 137 9. Costs of Activism 149 IV. Bodiliness 10. Clearings 169 11. Breaks 173 12. Sutures 191 13. Resonance 213 Postscript 233 Acknowledgments 245 Notes 247 Bibliography 299 Index
"Engagingly written and extensively researched, Body Problems is a compelling and insightful account of the life, contributions, and ongoing relevance of scholar-priest-activist Sally Gross. M. Wolff has done a remarkable job of organizing such a rich and varied life into a story that functions not only as a biography but also something more expansive and more enlightening: a provocation to think more carefully about questions of identity, the regulation of bodies, and the consequences of committing one's life to activism." - Kent L. Brintnall, author of Ecce Homo: The Male-Body-in-Pain as Redemptive Figure "Body Problems provides a rich, theoretically rigorous, cross-culturally contextual, biographical account of the life of Sally Gross, whose contributions to numerous activist movements have yet to be fully recognized. Combining theology, decoloniality, and feminist and queer theory, this work stands at the cutting edge of numerous fields, including critical intersex studies, religious studies, and cultural studies, making it valuable to students, scholars, and activists. Moreover, M. Wolff's accessible, poetic style, and careful research tell Gross's story with verve, compassion, and great critical insight." - David A. Rubin, author of Intersex Matters: Biomedical Embodiment, Gender Regulation, and Transnational Activism