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Zusatztext Gender in the Mirror is a brilliant, comprehensive, account of the many ways in which androcentric images of the feminine undermine women's self-esteem and block our capacity for self-definition. Meyers argues with some urgency that a culture so hostile to women's self-development must be radically transformed; more than this, she develops a theory of female agency that would allow each of us in her own way to create narratives of our past, our present, and more importantly, of our future. Klappentext The cultural imagery of women is deeply ingrained in our consciousness. So deeply! in fact! that feminists see this as a fundamental threat to female autonomy because it enshrines procreative heterosexuality as well as the relations of domination and subordination between men and women. Diana Meyers' book is about this cultural imagery - and how! once it is internalized! it shapes perception! reflection! judgement! and desire. These intergral images have a deepimpact not only on the individual psyche! but also on the social! political! and cultural syntax of society as a whole. Meyer's argues for the necessity of crafting a dissident! empowering! and 'emancipatory counter-imagery' for women. Rigorous! well written! and accessible! the reach of Gender in themirror is arguably catholic! and addresses the interests or readers across an impressive range of intellectual disciplines. Zusammenfassung The cultural imagery of women is deeply ingrained in our consciousness. So deeply, in fact, that feminists see this as a fundamental threat to female autonomy because it enshrines procreative heterosexuality as well as the relations of domination and subordination between men and women. Diana Meyers' book is about this cultural imagery - and how, once it is internalized, it shapes perception, reflection, judgement, and desire. These intergral images have a deep impact not only on the individual psyche, but also on the social, political, and cultural syntax of society as a whole. Meyer's argues for the necessity of crafting a dissident, empowering, and 'emancipatory counter-imagery' for women. Rigorous, well written, and accessible, the reach of Gender in the mirror is arguably catholic, and addresses the interests or readers across an impressive range of intellectual disciplines....
