Gendered Bodies and Public Scrutiny: Women’s Stories of Staring, Strangers, and Fierce Resistance

By: Victoria Kannen

In this unique approach to the field of body studies, author, scholar, and educator Victoria Kannen explores what it means to exist in a body that is constantly on display and subjected to public scrutiny. Kannen examines the interplay of many ways our bodies express identity, such as gender, race, body size, sexuality, disability, body modification, and age, and how public scrutiny of those expressions can impact our public and private selves. Intertwining...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889616299
• ISBN13: 9780889616295
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Womens Pr
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"