tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post4214543048737041448..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: A Blogfavor: It's a little too pretty in hereSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-43198696241875790662008-05-02T21:04:00.000-07:002008-05-02T21:04:00.000-07:00This may be more mundane than what you're looking ...This may be more mundane than what you're looking for, but I just ordered this book for my mom for Mother's Day: <A HREF="http://feministreview.blogspot.com/2008/04/this-is-who-i-am-our-beauty-in-all.html" REL="nofollow">This Is Who I Am: Our Beauty in All Shapes and Sizes</A>. Yeah, I ordered a copy for myself, too. I haven't seen it yet, but I was persuaded by the four sample pages and the customer reviews on Amazon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845094628391677582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-89829910289331771642008-04-23T20:42:00.000-07:002008-04-23T20:42:00.000-07:00Of course you KNOW Orlan would work (good call Bar...Of course you KNOW Orlan would work (good call Bardiac) but that may be too pomo for your purposes. In that case, I'd totally pick up Diane Arbus, whose work is fascinating, fairly straightforward, but also critically controversial.Horacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662740021328265642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-35603831714056251242008-04-23T19:22:00.000-07:002008-04-23T19:22:00.000-07:00Wendy Chapkis's *Beauty Myth*--stuck w/ me as an u...Wendy Chapkis's *Beauty Myth*--stuck w/ me as an undergrad MANY years ago. It may be a bit dated...soupymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195375795765556337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-7658983203078484132008-04-23T18:08:00.000-07:002008-04-23T18:08:00.000-07:00It's old, but Diane Arbus?It's old, but Diane Arbus?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-72149277494241192462008-04-23T09:12:00.000-07:002008-04-23T09:12:00.000-07:00The only thing I can think of off the top of my he...The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is "Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits." <BR/><BR/>Let us know what you find!Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773128050122092602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-2459196959584847432008-04-23T07:55:00.000-07:002008-04-23T07:55:00.000-07:00Or hey, since I'll *be* in CA this week, why don't...Or hey, since I'll *be* in CA this week, why don't I just stop by an casually model my hairy legs? That might frighten your students too much though.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, I'm sad to say that I have no idea.kermitthefroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15742856153167362749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-87684981613371894792008-04-23T02:30:00.000-07:002008-04-23T02:30:00.000-07:00I'm not sure, and it's not a book... do you know ...I'm not sure, and it's not a book... do you know the work of the performance artist Orlan? She really pushes questions of body and art, surgery and modification.<BR/><BR/>Or I could just send you a picture of my hairy legs...Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com