Download or read book Airbrushed Nation written by Jennifer Nelson and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glamour. Cosmo. SELF. Ladies’ Home Journal. Vogue. In an industry that has been in a downward spiral for years, these magazines—and other women-focused magazines like them—have not only retained their readership, they’ve increased it. Every month, five million-plus women peel back the slick cover of their favorite magazine to thumb through pages filled with tidings and advice about fashion, beauty, sex, relationships, dieting, health, and lifestyle. But do women’s magazines offer valuable information, or do they merely peddle fluff and fantasy—and in either case, do women take their messages to heart? In Airbrushed Nation, Jennifer Nelson—a longtime industry insider—exposes the naked truth behind the glossy pages of women’s magazines, both good and bad. Nelson delves deep into the world of glossies, explaining the ways in which these magazines have been positive for women, highlighting the ways in which their agendas have been misguided, and asking the questions that have long gone unasked: What do women think and believe about the retouched photos, the ubiquitous sex advice, the constant offensive on aging, and the fantasy fashion spreads featuring unaffordable clothing and accessories? Do the unrealistic ads, images, and ideals that permeate glossies damage women’s self-esteem . . . and is it intentional?
Download or read book Celebrity Cultures written by Lee Barron and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is celebrity? How do celebrities influence society? Why do we hang on their every word, tweet or status update? Celebrity Cultures offers a fresh insight into the field of celebrity studies by updating existing debates and exploring recent developments. From the PR campaigns of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California, this book critically evaluates a number of diverse celebrity case-studies and considers what they reveal about contemporary global society. Taking into account issues such as gender, sexuality, ethnicity, economics, politics and the media, the book draws upon a range of cultural theorists including Theodore Adorno and Jean Baudrillard. Over the course of ten richly illustrated chapters, the book: Draws upon sociology, cultural theory, media analysis and celebrity commentary to explore and re-evaluate the study of celebrity. Examines the international appeal of celebrity including examples from India, China, South Korea and Indonesia. Includes chapter introductions identifying key points and annotated further reading suggestions. Celebrity Cultures is an invaluable resource for students of celebrity, media and cultural studies.
Download or read book The Spirituality of Anorexia written by Emma White and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely popularized images of unobtainable and damaging feminine ideals can be a cause of profound disjunction between women and their bodies. A consequence of this dissonance is an embodied performance of these ideals with the potential development of disordered eating practices, such as anorexia nervosa. This book develops a spirituality of anorexia by suggesting that these eating disorders are physical symptoms of the general repression of feminine nature in our culture. Furthermore, it puts forward Goddess feminism as a framework for a healing therapeutic model to address anorexia and more broadly, the "slender ideal" touted by society. The book focuses on the female body in contemporary society, specifically the development of anorexia nervosa, and what this expression communicates about female embodiment. Drawing upon the work of a variety of theorists, social commentators, liberation theologians and thealogians, it discusses the benefits of adopting female-focused myths, symbols and rituals, drawing upon the work of Marion Woodman and Naomi Goldenberg. Ultimately, it theorises a thealogical approach to anorexia aimed at displacing the damaging discourses that undermine women in the twenty-first century. Offering an alternative model of spirituality and embodiment for contemporary women, this book will be of keen interest to scholars of theology, religious studies, gender studies and psychology.
Download or read book Masculinity Studies Feminist Theory written by Judith Kegan Gardiner and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking at literature, film and classroom practices the authors examine the ways male privilege and power are constituted and represented, and the effect of such constructions on men and women. The volume adresses questions as: Why is there so much talk of a 'crisis' in masculinity? How have ideas of manhood been transformed by feminism?
Download or read book Random House Webster s Advanced English Dictionary written by Gerard M. Dalgish and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 2001 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Webster's dictionary truly written for advanced learners of English. Essential for students of English as a second or foreign language,Random House Webster's Advanced English Dictionarytruly captures the American idiom. With extra lexical, grammatical, and usage information not found in standard dictionaries, this unique reference features: *Over 80,000 words and phrases *International IPA Pronunciations *Full-page contextual illustrations *Bracketed grammar codes that make entries easy *Extensive synonym and usage notes
Download or read book Heterogeneities written by Robert John Ackermann and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work a known philosopher offers an analysis of the hidden assumptions that lie at the heart of contemporary social ideology. Robert John Ackermann argues that all social life is intrinsically heterogeneous and that such homogeneous constructs as race, gender, class, nation and state are necessarily artificial. In the course of his inquiry, he discusses what we mean when we invoke these terms and explores the intellectual implications and concrete consequences of their everyday use.
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Download or read book Random House Webster s College Dictionary written by Random House (Firm) and published by Random House Reference &. This book was released on 2005 with total page 1638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 207,000 definitions, this updated reference includes hundreds of new words and meanings, revised treatment of sensitive and offensive language, six hundred illustrations, helpful usage notes, and etymologies, along with ready-reference tables, spelling and punctuation rules, pronunciation notes, and sample sentences. 25,000 first printing.
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Download or read book Collins Concise Dictionary written by Marian Makins and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition offers a substantial and up-to-date wordlist, covering technical, specialist, modern, literary, and informal language in some 125,000 references. New words reflecting the change in our language include: Internet, carjack, cashback and Prozac. This book is fully indexed.
Download or read book Australian Gothic written by Brian Andrews and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian Gothic
Download or read book How George Washington Fleeced the Nation written by Phil Mason and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our view of the famous is one-dimensional—leading figures from history are summarized in history textbooks with one or two lines: Churchill the war-time genius, Gandhi the poor ascetic—but nobody is perfect and even the famous have their quirks and hidden secrets. How George Washington Fleeced the Nation reveals the often hilarious, sometimes shocking, and always highly informative foibles of the great and the good. Einstein, the most brilliant man who lived, regularly forgot his shoes and never learned to drive. Hitler possibly has a Jewish ancestor. Picasso avoided paying restaurant bills by doodling on their napkins instead. Prepared to be shocked, amused, and outraged at what they didn’t teach you in high school.
