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Book review: being gorgeous: feminism, sexuality and the pleasures of the visible by Jacki Willson

Williams, Katherine (2015) Book review: being gorgeous: feminism, sexuality and the pleasures of the visible by Jacki Willson. LSE Review of Books (16 Oct 2015). Website.

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Abstract

Being Gorgeous: Feminism, Sexuality and the Pleasures of the Visible explores the ways in which ostentation, flamboyance and dressing up can allow women to subvert traditional notions of femininity through ‘pastiche, parody, or pleasure’. Taking examples from ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture, Jacki Willson examines how modern-day female performers can establish their own version of femininity through its reappropriation, writes Katherine Williams. Being Gorgeous: Feminism, Sexuality, and the Pleasures of the Visible. Jacki Willson. I. B. Tauris. 2015.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information: © 2015 The Author
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited: 02 Nov 2015 15:32
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 19:49
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/64244

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