Two Russian valets are tightening ties around a young officer's waist as a third man brings a uniform for him to wear. Coloured etching, 1815.

ICA Talks : AIDS: the cultural agenda / director of talks, Erica Carter.

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(This) body matters : a collaborative zine on body image / [Laura Saunders ; Marion Tout].

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Things I tell people happened to my arms / Rachel Rowan Olive.

<p>"Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies. The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. As we awaken to our own indoctrinated body shame, we feel inspired to awaken others and to interrupt the systems that perpetuate body shame and oppression against all bodies. When we act from this truth on a global scale, we usher in the transformative opportunity of radical self-love, which is the opportunity for a more just, equitable, and compassionate world--for us all."--From publisher.</p>

The body is not an apology : the power of radical self-love / Sonya Renee Taylor.

<p>"For two and a half years, Amanda Czerniawski was a sociologist turned plus-size model. Journeying into a world where, as a size 10, she was not considered an average body type, but rather, for the fashion industry, "plus-sized," Czerniawski studied the standards of work and image production in the plus-sized model industry. Fashioning Fat takes us through a model's day-to-day activities, first at open calls at modeling agencies and then through the fashion shows and photo shoots. Czerniawski also interviewed 35 plus-size models about their lives in the world of fashion, bringing to life the strange contradictions of being an object of non-idealized beauty. Fashioning Fat shows us that the mission of many of these models is to challenge our standards of beauty that privilege the thin body; they show us that fat can be sexy. Many plus-size models do often succeed in overcoming years of self-loathing and shame over their bodies, yet, as Czerniawski shows, these women are not the ones in charge of beauty's construction or dissemination. At the corporate level, the fashion industry perpetuates their objectification. Plus-size models must conform to an image created by fashion's tastemakers, as their bodies must fit within narrowly defined parameters of size and shape--an experience not too different from that of straight-sized models. Ultimately, plus-size models find that they are still molding their bodies to fit an image instead of molding an image of beauty to fit their bodies. A much-needed behind-the-scenes look at this growing industry, Fashioning Fat is a fascinating, unique, and important contribution to our understanding of beauty"-- Provided by publisher.</p>

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(This) body matters : a collaborative zine on body image / [Laura Saunders ; Marion Tout].

Things I tell people happened to my arms / Rachel Rowan Olive.

The body is not an apology : the power of radical self-love / Sonya Renee Taylor.

Fashioning fat : inside plus-size modeling / Amanda M. Czerniawski.

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(This) body matters : a collaborative zine on body image / [Laura Saunders ; Marion Tout].

Things I tell people happened to my arms / Rachel Rowan Olive.

The body is not an apology : the power of radical self-love / Sonya Renee Taylor.

Fashioning fat : inside plus-size modeling / Amanda M. Czerniawski.

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