Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History

From South Park to Kathy Acker, and from Lars Von Trier to Sex and the City, women''s sexual organs are demonized. Rees traces the fascinating evolution of this demonization, considering how calling the ''c-word'' obscene both legitimates and perpetuates the fractured identities of women globally. Rees demonstrates how writers, artists, and filmmakers contend with the dilemma of the vagina''s puzz...