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This article investigates the role of state-nationalist discourse in the rise of online nationalism by looking at case studies of nationalist flesh searches. Nationalist flesh searches target those seen as traitorous, anti-China or anti-government, and expose the victims' private information as well as their alleged crimes, to the online public. Through examination of this activity, the study contextualizes the rise of online nationalism within the historical and political context of the Party's renewed emphasis on nationalism in education and state media, and the role that this state-nationalism plays in social management. Case studies follow the development of nationalist flesh searches, examining the motivations, language and goals of these online nationalists, as well as the actions of those targeted and the role, if any, of the state and the state media. (J Contemp China /GIGA)

Discusses Ann Petry's short story, "Like a Winding Sheet" (1946), in the context of black feminist literary theory, exploring the possibility of developing a reading strategy that does not replicate the effacement of black women's subjectivities. Petry's story is read as a delineation of the impossible position of black female flesh in US cultural discourse; the black female subject is erased & simultaneously constructed as ungendered flesh. It is suggested that black feminist literary criticism has failed to create a vocabulary that speaks to the specificity & diversity of African American women's experiences in the US. Instead, it has worked against the available cultural categories to reduce the complexity of black female lives to the status of incoherent differences. Merely being heard will not solve the problem of black female unrepresentability; a theorization of the discursive conditions that allow complex subjects to be rendered as singular social agents is advocated. D. M. Smith

The story of the skin woman is about a woman so admired for her skin that her substance & weight are ignored. This story is a metaphor for capitalism that puts commodity fetishism at the center of social relations. Under capitalism, people have lost their sense of humanity & are alienated from relating to humans. Racist logic in the public workplace has reified things & material goods. The private space of the home may offer a place to regain human comforts -- comfort with our bodies, our flesh, & our authenticity. 7 References. M. Pflum

"Flesh wounds? is a book of research-based stories about self-injury (sometimes called self-harm). It explores the meaning and purpose of self-injury in an individual's life, the experiences that might lead to self-injury, and which approaches and responses by health and social services are helpful and which are not. It is intended to be a resource for people who hurt themselves and for those who live and work with them. [Fictionalised but drawn from real life] these stories challenge the stigmatising view of self-injury as something 'mad' or 'bad', to be prevented at all costs. They also highlight the importance of understanding the complexity of each individual and their relationship with self-injury, alongside practices which offer acceptance and support across the breadth and depth of someone's needs." -- Back cover