Body Outlaws

Download or Read eBook Body Outlaws PDF written by Ophira Edut and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Body Outlaws
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Publisher : Seal Press
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 1580051081
ISBN-13 : 9781580051088
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Book Synopsis Body Outlaws by : Ophira Edut

Book excerpt: Pick up a magazine, turn on the TV, and you'll find few women who haven't been fried, dyed, plucked, or tucked. In short, you'll see no body outlaws. The writers in this groundbreaking anthology reveal a world where bodies come in all their many-splendored shapes, sizes, colors, and textures. In doing so, they expand the national dialogue on body image to include race, ethnicity, sexuality, and power?issues that, while often overlooked, are intimately linked to how women feel about their bodies. Body Outlaws offers stories by those who have chosen to ignore, subvert, or redefine the dominant beauty standard in order to feel at home in their bodies. In a culture where plastic surgery has become nearly as routine as a root canal, this expanded and updated edition of fresh and incisive commentary challenges the media's standard notions of beauty with honesty and humor. Included are several new essays outlining the latest trends in the beauty industry such as botox, plastic surgery, and exercise bulimia, as well as a fascinating analysis of how men are affected by these same rigors, a thorough resource section, and a curriculum guide.


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