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Book Reviews of Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders (Excelsior Editions)

Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders (Excelsior Editions)
Body Shots Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders - Excelsior Editions
Author: Emily Fox-kales
ISBN-13: 9781438435282
ISBN-10: 1438435282
Pages: 208
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Book Type: Paperback
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raksha38 avatar reviewed Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders (Excelsior Editions) on + 203 more book reviews
This book explains in plain English (i.e. no endless strings of academic jargon) the ways in which Hollywood movies both reflect and encourage the cultural attitudes and thought processes that cause eating disorders. The author is both a professor and a therapist who treats eating disordered patients and she includes anecdotes from her students and patients throughout the book to illustrate the points she is making. My MA is in Women's Studies and my specialization was in pop culture representation, so nothing in this book was really new to me, but I think it's great for anyone who hasn't done the kind of extensive research in this area that I have. It's really clear and straight forward in both its language and the points it tries to make. Plus, it was published this year, so the films it uses both as examples and case studies are very recent and familiar. I liked it.

Also, for those of you in recovery for eating disorders, since this book focuses mostly on the movies and not so much on the behavior of eating disordered women, I didn't find it very triggering.