Tag: Body image
When men started to obsess over six-packs
Conor Heffernan, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
The cultural obsession with six-pack abdominals shows...
How one early 20th-century performer defanged her fat-shamers
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff, University of South Carolina
It’s all-too-common for women – especially those in the public spotlight – to be criticized for their weight....
The ideal female body type is getting even harder to attain
Frances Bozsik, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Brooke L. Bennett, University of Hawaii
Day after day, we’re bombarded with so many media messages that rarely...
Women compete to be thin for men – a pursuit exacerbated...
Helen Driscoll, University of Sunderland
Plus Sized Wars, Channel 4’s exploration into the rise of the plus-sized fashion industry is part of an ongoing debate...
EXPLORING NATURE
Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...
Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology
If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and...
