Summary Foucault, Femininity And The Modernization Of...

Samantha Khaouli Women’s Studies 1020E Dayna Prest October 25th, 2016 http://www.beautyredefined.net/so-much-for-your-body-peace-treaty-huh-seventeen/ Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner are just a few of the Kardashian sisters that are dominating the popular culture world today. Not only do they share the letter K, the same family and a copious amount of fame and riches, but they also share the same ideal body shape and size that most women seek today. In contrast to what the body ideals were twenty years ago, they have shifted into something almost unattainable, unless you have the right doctor and a visa with no credit limit. Today, women seek a large bottom, thin, long legs, a tiny, cinched waist and Double D breasts. But what has caused this? Sandra Bartky’s article titled â€Å"Foucault, Femininity and the Modernization of Patriarchal Power† discusses the female body as a site of oppressive discipline and surveillance. In this paper, I will argue using Troian Bellisario’s Seventeen Magazine co ver that popular culture has perpetuated the patriarchal notion that women must shrink and fit their bodies. I will then argue that in order to deconstruct this ideology, we must dismantle and challenge what defines femininity. I will conclude by challenging Bartky’s [SMK1] understanding of body image as neither race or class specific by highlighting the significance of an intersectional critique. Women’s magazines seem to revolve around the idea of