Confessing Excess

Confessing Excess
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 214
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ISBN-10 : 9781438420806
ISBN-13 : 1438420803
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Book Synopsis Confessing Excess by : Carole Spitzack

Download or read book Confessing Excess written by Carole Spitzack and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1990-07-05 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking at the discourse on female weight reduction in American culture, Confessing Excess analyzes contemporary dieting and the weight loss literature by taking up the themes of confession and surveillance. Spitzack argues that dieting is characterized by confession (of "excess") which women internalize and which necessitates ongoing surveillance or monitoring of the body. Informal conversations and in-depth interviews also juxtapose women's everyday dieting experiences with the discourse of dieting texts. By evaluating the cultural construction of women in this manner, the author illuminates the power strategies that offer self-acceptance at the price of self-condemnation.


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