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Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture and the Body.
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Modern Female BodyLiterary TheoryFeminist DebateFeminist InquirySocial SciencesGender IdentityFeminist EthicsLiterary CriticismFeminist ResearchGender StudiesTransnational FeminismsFeminist IdentityUnbearable WeightFeminist Literary TheoryWomen StudiesFeminist ScholarshipProvocative BookFeminist PerspectiveFeminist TheorySusan BordoFeminist MethodologiesFeminist PhilosophyCultureHumanitiesBody ImageArts
In this provocative book, Susan Bordo untangles the myths, ideologies, and pathologies of the modern female body. Bordo explores our tortured fascination with food, hunger, desire, and control, and its effects on women's lives.