Female Sexualization: A Collective Work of Memory

by Frigga Haug

Book Overview

Foregrounding the body, this remarkable collective work explores the sexualization of women s bodies, charting the complex interplay of social, political and cultural forces which produce a normative femininity. A series of projects which focus on concrete instances of sexualization (hair, legs, the slavegirl stereotype, women s gymnastics) lead to a broader examination of the relationship between power and sexuality, the social and the psychological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860918750
• ISBN13: 9780860918752
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Random House Canada
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Frigga'n Good Read!

This coming of age book is one that all women (and men) should discover and read. I must admit. When I first saw this title on my wife's book, I was a bit disgusted. I had read many of her Cosmopolitan magazines, but none prepared me for this! But i have changed since then. Let me tell you men, if your thinking about a "romantic" night out with a loved one, use this as a primer. Trust me, you'll thank me later. It was thrilling to read this sensuous book, especially the twenty-fifth chapter. Heck! I'd buy it just for that! Vivid word pictures and excessive use of connotation lace this glorious book together to make it one outstanding read!