The Fantastical Body and the Vulnerability of Comfort: Alternative Models for Understanding Body Image

Arguing for new models of inquiry that interrogate body image from the perspective of intercorporeality, this article explores a research study conducted in a secondary school art class. Shifting analysis from the representation of body image to a tactile, sensuous, and experiential understanding of body image, I highlight the contradictions and tensions at work in understanding students’ experiences of body knowledge. The article poses …