ENGLISH 408, CULTURAL STUDIES
FEMINISM AND THE BODY
Pam Hardman, Instructor

Handouts:
Syllabus
Response Paper Assignment
Presentation Assignment
Presentation Groups and Schedule
Cixous Reading (additional reading on Office Reserve)
Creative Project Assignment
Remapping the Culture
Final Paper Assignment
Presentation Schedule

Body Image Links:

http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~nware/
body image and media
http://nm-server.jrn.columbia.edu/projects/masters/bodyimage/toc.html
body (i)con; bodies in the media
http://www.about-face.org/
body image in the media; good ads

Cosmetic Surgery Links:

Orlan, Peformance Artist:
http://www.orlan.net/index1.html
http://www.supervert.com/creative/artfag/orlan.html
http://www.cicv.fr/creation_artistique/online/orlan/conference/extract1.html
http://www.baskerville.it/NetMag/G_Orlan.html

Cindy Jackson, "The Living Barbie":
http://www.caldercup.com/Health9902/05_makeover.html
http://www.cindyjackson.co.uk

Judy Chicago:
http://www.judychicago.com/

Real Women Project:
http://www.realwomenproject.com/
alternative sculpture project about "real" women's bodies

Other interesting "remapping" sites:
http://www.bust.com/
"girl" zine site and other great resources

http://www.girlmedia.com/link.shtml
good links to online zines about girls

http://www.girlcrushzine.com/
online girl zine

http://www.guerillagirls.com/
alternative activist group

Miscellaneous Links:
http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/monster.html#venus
A great site with information and examples of "women as monsters" in art and literature