Contours of the Flesh - The Semiotics of Pain - Darlene M. Juschka
Introduction
Contours of the Flesh - The Semiotics of Pain - Darlene M. Juschka
Darlene M. Juschka [+]
University of Regina
Darlene M. Juschka is an associate professor in the Department of Gender, Religious and Critical Studies at the University of Regina, Canada.
Description
The introduction names the problem that the text challenges. This section poses the argument that pain is incisively discursive, but more specifically, pain is an indexical sign that serves many purposes in human social formations. This section also provides a brief overview of chapters found in the book.