Capitalism and the production of uneven bodies: women, motherhood and food distribution in Britain c.1850–1914. Issue 1 (20th May 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rioux, Sébastien
• Is Part Of: Transactions. Volume 40:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 13
• Publication Date: 2014-05-20
• Subjects: Geography -- Periodicals; 910.6041
• DOI: 10.1111/tran.12063
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-2754

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="tran12063-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>This article argues that processes of social reproduction are central to our understanding of body formation under capitalism. Articulated through a feminist historical materialist framework founded on a social ontology that recognises the material foundation of social life as constituted of both productive and reproductive activities, this paper develops the concept of uneven body as a more holistic approach integrating into corporeal geography a social reproduction lens. I explore the social and historical analytical capacity of the concept through a study of food distribution in Britain <italic>c</italic>.1850–1914 in order to reveal how certain bodies absorbed, mediated and embodied contradictions between production and social reproduction.</p> </abstract>