Cosmetic Surgery Feminism
March 9th, 2010
Feminist Aesthetics and the ‘Art’ of Cosmetic Surgery: A Visual Essay
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Feminist Theory and the Body: A Reader $48.47 Without the body there would be no feminist theory. And it’s possible to say that without feminist theory there would be no modern “body.” The body has long been a contested site in feminist circles. From debates about motherhood, pregnancy, and abortion, discussions of pleasure and sex, to more philosophical discussions of embodiment and the gendering of bodies, the major thinkers of feminist the… |
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The Cosmetic Gaze: Body Modification and the Construction of Beauty $25.20 If the gaze can be understood to mark the disjuncture between how we see ourselves and how we want to be seen by others, the cosmetic gaze–in Bernadette Wegenstein’s groundbreaking formulation–is one through which the act of looking at our bodies and those of others is already informed by the techniques, expectations, and strategies (often surgical) of bodily modification. It is, Wegenstein says… |
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Body Work: Beauty and Self-Image in American Culture $19.10 Today women are lifting weights to build muscle, wrapping their bodies in seaweed to reduce unwanted water retention, attending weigh-ins at diet centers, and devoting themselves to many other types of “body work.” Filled with the voices of real women, this book unravels the complicated emotional and intellectual motivations that drive them as they confront American culture’s unreachable beauty id… |