In this collection of essays an international group of feminist thinkers challenges the assumptions and norms that have previously defined studies about the body. They insist on the importance of materiality in feminist theory, and in other fields where the body and nature collide, such as philosophy, feminist theory, cultural studies, and science studies. The essays grapple with topics such as the material reality of race, the significance of sexual difference, the impact of disability experience, and the complex interaction between nature and culture in traumatic events such as Hurricane Katrina.