Women's Studies 2162A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Plastic Surgery, Reproductive Health, Dieting

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2162A/B
• Professor: Rachael Pack

Document Summary

Will be given 3 essay questions before the exam, one will be on the exam. Bodies- we all have one and theyre all different. Bodies are how we perceive and interact with the world. Feminist academic writing in the early years are all about bodies. Exclusion and inequality important for understanding social relations. Immigrants being violent and putting people at risk. What messages does this send about migrant bodies. Trump brings up violence by immigrants when there is more cases of white violence against immigrants. How do we value people, how much do what people cost. The body is malleable- we can reshape it, tranform it. Before 70s and 80s fitness wasn"t culty like it is now. It is now popular to diet and have a fitness journey. The body is used as a tool to sell us something. We are buying fitness products for the ideal attached to them. The body is centre stage of consumer culture.