Throughout the literature review for my independent study this semester, I’ve had a similar pattern of work and thought. I’d read the text I had selected for the given week…
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Underwear, Consumerism, and The Real Woman
February 5, 2014On January 17, 2014, Aerie by American Eagle launched a campaign entitled #AerieReal. The company, which predominantly sells bras, underwear, and athletic apparel, vowed to no longer use Photoshopped and otherwise retouched…
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Why We Are The Way We Are: Women in the Media
December 8, 2013Since adding my second major in Gender and Women’s Studies and delving deep into the history of women’s movements and organizing in the United States and transnationally, I’ve come to…