Men’s appearance concerns have historically had less attention than women’s beauty. So, it’s a strange thing when representations of attractive men become a source of public outrage. In this blog…
Category: objectification
Sporting heroes and Tarzans
Johnny Weissmuller was famous, both as an Olympic swimmer and as Tarzan. He won five Olympic gold medals in swimming between 1924 and 1928, and played Tarzan in twelve films…
Shoe Stories
In Footnotes on Shoes, an interdisciplinary group of writers reflects on the cultural meanings of shoes and, in particular, women’s fascination with shoes – something which it seems has existed…