Body Odor and Biopolitics: Characterizing Smell in Neoliberal America
Author:   Nat Lazakis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   216
Publication Date:   08 March 2021
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Body Odor and Biopolitics: Characterizing Smell in Neoliberal America


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Author:   Nat Lazakis
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9781476683287


ISBN 10:   147668328
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   08 March 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Introduction One—The Neoliberal History of Body Odor Two—Policing Rented Bodies: Odor in the Workplace Three—Gated Communities of Knowledge: Public Libraries’ Body Odor Bans and the Spatial Politics of Purity Four—Elusive Allies Five—Is Green Just a Color? Environmentalism and Olfactory Discrimination Six—Medicalization and Its Discontents Conclusion Appendix I: Survey of Olfactory Discrimination in the Workplace Appendix II: U.S. Public Libraries with Body Odor Bans Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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“...meticulously researched, referencing an impressive range of scholarship and existing research on body odor, embodiment, social justice, neoliberalism, and disability studies.”—Russell Meeuf, author, Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics


"""...meticulously researched, referencing an impressive range of scholarship and existing research on body odor, embodiment, social justice, neoliberalism, and disability studies.""--Russell Meeuf, author, Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics"


...meticulously researched, referencing an impressive range of scholarship and existing research on body odor, embodiment, social justice, neoliberalism, and disability studies. --Russell Meeuf, author, Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics


Author Information

Nat Lazakis is an independent researcher who studies how late capitalist institutions affect experiences of embodiment and place. His writing has appeared in the Journal of Radical Librarianship and in Ethics and the Environment. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.

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