Friday, March 25, 2011

Youtube links featuring Naomi Klein and the Beauty Myth

Because of today's technology-fail in class, I am posting here, for those interested, the links I wanted to show in class:
1) Interview addressing  how Naomi Wolf looks and presents herself (5 minutes):

I am specifically interested in her rebuttal that her book doesn’t argue that looks don’t matter, it argues that women shouldn’t be coerced. I am skeptical about how much agency one has in resisting this "pressure", given the high social costs (ie: becoming an "Iron Maiden" if one resists).




2)  Naomi Wolf's appearance on The Ali G Show (3 minutes):
How does this "mockumentary" satire illustrate the problems with her argument and her position as a feminist?

3) Lastly, the clip from her DVD The Beauty Myth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJh8GEU2qik
(especially 15 seconds in and around minute 2). Is her message getting to those who need to hear and engage with it?


No comments:

Post a Comment