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20 Dec

30 years on from The Beauty Myth we ask

30 years on from The Beauty Myth we ask
The renowned creator on how the Kardashians are demystifying beauty and the commodification of the male body In 1991, feminist scholar Naomi Wolf published The Beauty Myth, a giant and daring work of nonfiction that put to paper the oppressive beauty ideals of the day. It cleverly traced the links between patriarchy, the ideals peddled in contemporary promoting and pornography and increased pressures for ladies to get surgery alongside rising numbers of eating disorder diagnoses.  “Western economies are absolutely depending on the continued underpayment of girls,” she wrote within the introduction. “An ideology that makes women feel ‘price less’ was urgently needed to counteract the best way feminism had begun to make us feel...
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7 Sep

‘Joyce Carol Oates’ Review: What’s She Considering?

‘Joyce Carol Oates’ Review: What’s She Considering?
It’s a modern-day tragedy that some people may know the author Joyce Carol Oates primarily for her online presence — on social media, she has posted an image of her foot oozing with blisters, and regularly voiced inflammatory opinions. It’s odd — and oddly fascinating — behavior for such a literary heavyweight, one whose six a long time of novels, short stories, essays and more have triggered fascinating debates concerning the intersection of violence, sexuality, race and womanhood (amongst other dark, distinctly American subjects).There’s much to chew on concerning the author, now 85. Too bad the documentary “Joyce Carol Oates: A Body within the Service of Mind” only nibbles. Directed by Stig Björkman and narrated by Laura Dern, this documentary...
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