All Outputs (4)

Plastic fantastic? Self-objectification and the Bratz doll (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Franklin, A. (2011, April). Plastic fantastic? Self-objectification and the Bratz doll. Paper presented at Construct - The Body in Flux, Southampton

This paper employ Heideggarian phenomenology to argue that the postmodern, post-industrial being’s relationship with their ‘bodily nature’ is fundamentally ‘unnatural’ in character and that the mediation responsible for this disruption begins in chil... Read More about Plastic fantastic? Self-objectification and the Bratz doll.

Nicole (2011)
Journal Article
Franklin, A. (2011). Nicole. Journal of Gender Studies, 20(1), 87-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2011.542024

Cartoon

“There’s no b’ness like ho b’ness”: Considering the hip-hop ‘ho’ (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Franklin, A. (2011, March). “There’s no b’ness like ho b’ness”: Considering the hip-hop ‘ho’. Paper presented at 1st Global Conference: Urban Popcultures, Prague, Czech Republic

Fashion has long been used to differentiate between prostitutes and ‘respectable’ members of society. Whether through state enforced sumptuary laws or less formally imposed but equally codified visual markers, the identity category of ‘prostitute’ ha... Read More about “There’s no b’ness like ho b’ness”: Considering the hip-hop ‘ho’.

Editorial (2011)
Journal Article
Franklin, A., Llewellyn, M., & Tirohl, B. (2011). Editorial. Journal of Gender Studies, 20(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2011.542345

20 year anniversary issue of the Journal of Gender Studies