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Becoming Women: The Embodied Self in Image Culture
Carla Rice
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Description for Becoming Women: The Embodied Self in Image Culture
Paperback. Becoming Women offers a thoughtful examination of the search for identity in an image-oriented world. That search is told through the experiences of a group of women who came of age in the wake of second and third wave feminism, featuring voices from marginalized and misrepresented groups. Num Pages: 408 pages, 25. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
In a culture where beauty is currency, women’s bodies are often perceived as measures of value and worth. The search for visibility and self-acceptance can be daunting, especially for those on the cultural margins of “beauty.”
Becoming Women offers a thoughtful examination of the search for identity in an image-oriented world. That search is told through the experiences of a group of women who came of age in the wake of second and third wave feminism, featuring voices from marginalized and misrepresented groups.
Carla Rice pairs popular imagery with personal narratives to expose the “culture of contradiction” where increases in ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442610057
SKU
V9781442610057
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About Carla Rice
Carla Rice is the Canada Research Chair in Care, Gender, and Relationships in the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences at the University of Guelph. She has more than 20 years of experience as a clinician, researcher, and media consultant on body image and beauty culture.
Reviews for Becoming Women: The Embodied Self in Image Culture
‘Finally we have sophisticated feminist disability work that moves beyond social construction of gender and disability… Highly recommended.’
P.A. Murphy
Choice Magazine vol 52:01:2014
‘Becoming Women is a rare gem for disability studies that grounds complex theory within the personal narratives of women with disabilities…. The book highlights the need for cultural change in viewing disabled bodies, ... Read more
P.A. Murphy
Choice Magazine vol 52:01:2014
‘Becoming Women is a rare gem for disability studies that grounds complex theory within the personal narratives of women with disabilities…. The book highlights the need for cultural change in viewing disabled bodies, ... Read more