ANTA02H3 Lecture : Class 7 Notes
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3 axes of continuity in euro-american body ideals: the dualist axis, the control axis, the gender/power axis. well-written: should be easy to follow. crystallization: the way that various cultural logics and values comes together, and sustain each other, in real embodied form through body ideals: eg. Fatness as beauty for azawagh arabs: eg. bordo used the term to explain anorexia but popenoe used it to explain fat bodies. describe the woman in the image-her body, her stance, her expression, and so on- what are she conveying: curvy but disciplined, displaying confidence, fitness, good skin, full lips, nice eyes, pony tail symbolizes activeness, hourglass figure. How does it convince you to buy whatever it is that is being sold: if u drink milk, u will get a body like her. susan bordo: she talks about anorexia, she says it"s a culture bond disease www. notesolution. com, i t is a critic of our cultural values.
