In this post Milly Morris examines #Gymlife and whether all the self-infatuation on Instagram help to reinforce stereotypes of the perfect female form. I watch the two women from the treadmill as they stand in front of the large mirror at my local gym. They take it in turns to pose whilst the other takes … Continue reading “#Gymlife: does Instagram’s fitness trend have the potential to negatively impact female body image?”
Tag: Feminism
Body/ State in An Age of Austerity- Saturday 22nd February 2014
On Saturday 22nd February, the University of Birmingham’s Gender and Feminist Theory Research Group were delighted to co-sponsor and host the PSA Women in Politics Specialist Group ‘s bi-annual conference. The conference was oriented around feminist scholarship that has sought to illuminate the ways in which states and bodies are intertwined both in general and in … Continue reading “Body/ State in An Age of Austerity- Saturday 22nd February 2014”