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Body Outlaws: Rewriting the Rules of Beauty and Body Image

by Ophira Edut

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- 25,000 copies sold to date- Includes several new essays outlining the latest trends in the beauty industry such as botox, plastic surgery, and exercise bulimia. Also included is a fascinating analysis of how men are affected by these same rigors, a thorough resource section, and a curriculum guide

Synopsis:

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 medias 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.

Synopsis:

A new edition of the cult classic (formerly Adios, Barbie). BODY OUTLAWS is an anthology of essays on women and the myriad issues surrounding body image and identity.
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ISBN:
9781580051088
Editor:
Edut, Ophira
Foreword:
Walker, Rebecca
Foreword by:
Walker, Rebecca
Foreword:
Walker, Rebecca
Editor:
Edut, Ophira
Author:
Walker, Rebecca
Author:
Edut, Ophira
Publisher:
Seal Press (CA)
Subject:
Beauty & Grooming - General
Subject:
Beauty, Personal
Subject:
Self-esteem in women
Subject:
Personal Growth - Self-Esteem
Subject:
Women's Studies - General
Subject:
General Body, Mind and Spirit
Subject:
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General
Subject:
Identity (psychology)
Subject:
Body image
Subject:
SELF-HELP / Self-Esteem
Copyright:
2003
Edition Number:
Second Edition
Edition Description:
Second Edition
Series:
Live Girls
Publication Date:
20040131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.5 in 16 oz
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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 medias 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.
"Synopsis" by , A new edition of the cult classic (formerly Adios, Barbie). BODY OUTLAWS is an anthology of essays on women and the myriad issues surrounding body image and identity.
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