Is the attainment of physical beauty a classist pursuit? Anne Summers
Saturday, 28 Nov 2015, 01:00pm - 01:30pm
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Does physical beauty reveal anything essential of its wearer – beyond one’s ability to simply afford it (because I’m worth it)? And how do different cultures and genders disagree on what’s beautiful and what it’s for? Journalist and social commentator Anne Summers (Damned Whores and God’s Police; The Misogyny Factor) gets behind the masque in this 15 minute snap lecture, with questions.
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Dr Anne Summers AO is a journalist, researcher, commentator and best-selling author of nine books, including the classic Damned Whores and God’s Police, first published in 1975, and still in print. Her most recent book Unfettered and Alive, a memoir, was published in 2018. In 2021 Anne was appoint... Read more
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