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Feminist empowerment through personal body politics.

If you're interested in dissecting the layered relationship between women's bodies and societal expectations, "My Body" might resonate deeply with you. Emily Ratajkowski's essays offer a raw, unfiltered glimpse into the complexities of feminism and self-image in today's world. Her personal journey punctuates a broader conversation about sexuality, power, and the commodification of women, challenging readers to confront uncomfortable truths.

  • Writers' Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)
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ISBN: 9781250848932
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Date of Publication: 2022-09-13
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.99
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A deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a commodity. Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one, Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the provocative display of her body as an unapologetic statement of feminist empowerment. The subsequent evolution in her thinking about our culture’s commodification of women is the subject of this book. My Body is a profoundly personal exploration of feminism, sexuality, and power, of men's treatment of women and women's rationalizations for accepting that treatment. These essays chronicle moments from Ratajkowski’s life while investigating the culture’s fetishization of girls and female beauty, its obsession with and contempt for women’s sexuality, the perverse dynamics of the fashion and film industries, and the gray area between consent and abuse. Nuanced, fierce, and incisive, My Body marks the debut of a writer brimming with courage and intelligence.
 

Feminist empowerment through personal body politics.

If you're interested in dissecting the layered relationship between women's bodies and societal expectations, "My Body" might resonate deeply with you. Emily Ratajkowski's essays offer a raw, unfiltered glimpse into the complexities of feminism and self-image in today's world. Her personal journey punctuates a broader conversation about sexuality, power, and the commodification of women, challenging readers to confront uncomfortable truths.

  • Writers' Prize Nominee for Longlist (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.