Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cogito Ergo Sum, Twerking, Pierre Bourdieu
5 Feb 2016
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How is her body is on display: traditional ballet attire is more concealed, rather than the sports bra and small shorts she was wearing. Why is her body critiqued: racialized body- first black primary dancer of american. Major themes: positive outlook on her body and her ballet career, confidence, empowerment and owning your body, individual power and how you should ignore people who. I will want what i want say you can"t do something. Told she has the wrong body" for ballet, although she dances and shows her graceful movements. Own your power, don"t let other people"s words define you. Body more covered up by clothes, wearing more makeup: contradicts the quote she says. Analyzing the body: individual body, social body and the body politic. Individual body: misty copeland: how she thinks about her body/ individuality community) Also in relation to other people (represents black.
