body image
“The beauty myth is always actually prescribing behaviour
and not appearance.”
- Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth
Dr. Kristin Novotny's section of Bodies will focus on the concept of body image and its social, political and personal implications. We will weave together sociological and historical research about body image with lived experience, pop culture, media analysis and phenomenology.
In this course, we will examine:
- Stigma (Key Concept)
- How body image messages are learned and reinforced in material culture