「身體史」目前成為顯學，乃奠基於上一代歷史學、人文學科和人類學的學術成 果。雖然這股潮流是由象徵人類學所開拓，而後由傅柯（Foucault）及其傳人發 揚光大，女性主義者其實亦扮演重要的角色。作者綜覽近來身體史的研究概況及 嘗試將自己的著作置於此脈絡下，進而提出兩種詮釋類型：再現（representation） 的歷史和經驗或感知（perception）的歷史。最後則以討論認識論的議題來總結， 因為這正是當我們將人體作為學術探詢的主題時就會涉及的議題。

　　　　　The popularity of "the history of the body" nowadays is the product of previous scholarship in history, humanities and anthropology. Although the trend was pioneered by symbolic anthropologists and spread by Foucault and his followers, feminists have played an important role as well. In surveying recent scholarship and trying to place my own work in this context, I identify two patterns of interpretation: the history of representation, and the history of experience or perception. I conclude with a discussion of the epistemological issues that arise when we take the human body as the topic of our scholarly inquiry.