Willemijn Ruberg is Associate Professor in Cultural History at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. She has published extensively on the history of the body, emotion, gender, knowledge and forensic medicine. She is currently leading the research project ‘Forensic Culture: A Comparative Analysis of Forensic Practices in Europe, 1930-2000’, funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant (2018-2023).

In History of the Body, Willemijn Ruberg provides an accessible, clearly written overview of the key concepts relating to the history of the body. This book will become an invaluable resource for students and academics alike.

• Introduction1. Body, Mind and Self: Historical Perspectives2. The Modern Body, Discipline, and Agency3. The Social Construction of Body and Disease4. The Body, Gender and Sexuality5. Experiencing the Body6. Materialist Approaches to the BodyConclusion.

Willemijn Ruberg is Associate Professor in Cultural History at Utrecht University, The Netherlands. She has published extensively on the history of the body, emotion, gender, knowledge and forensic medicine. She is currently leading the research project ‘Forensic Culture: A Comparative Analysis of Forensic Practices in Europe, 1930-2000’, funded by an ERC Consolidator Grant (2018-2023).

In History of the Body, Willemijn Ruberg provides an accessible, clearly written overview of the key concepts relating to the history of the body. This book will become an invaluable resource for students and academics alike.

• Introduction1. Body, Mind and Self: Historical Perspectives2. The Modern Body, Discipline, and Agency3. The Social Construction of Body and Disease4. The Body, Gender and Sexuality5. Experiencing the Body6. Materialist Approaches to the BodyConclusion.