The Dystopian Mirror and the Female Body


Autoria(s): Muller, Vivienne
Data(s)

2009

Resumo

Women’s experience of the change room mirror is not a particularly affirmative one. The pleasure in looking at the self is dissipated by the ideal feminine ‘I’ that hovers in the shadows of their image of self and others constructing dystopian surveillance and entrapment. This article considers the responses of a number of women bloggers who describe their negative experiences in front of change room mirrors. It also argues that the mirror has been used in positive and creative ways by women artists to assert a self that is not subject to a critical gaze.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/30056/

Publicador

University of Queensland, University of the Sunshine Coast

Relação

http://www.socialalternatives.com/catalogue.php

Muller, Vivienne (2009) The Dystopian Mirror and the Female Body. Social Alternatives, 28(3), pp. 29-34.

Direitos

Copyright 2009 Social Alternatives

Fonte

Creative Writing & Literary Studies; Creative Industries Faculty

Palavras-Chave #200200 CULTURAL STUDIES #200500 LITERARY STUDIES #mirrors #consumerism #female self-image #representation #women artists
Tipo

Journal Article