Feminist figure girl : look hot while you fight the patriarchy / Lianne McTavish.

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2015]

xxx, 186 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Becoming feminist figure girl -- Measuring up : comparing bodybuilding, weight watchers, and yoga -- Embodiment and the event of muscle failure -- Replacing feminism : comparing pro-choice activism with becoming a figure girl -- On stage : performing feminist figure girl -- Aftermath : the photographs in my purse -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.