Becoming Women: The Embodied Self in Image Culture

‘Finally we have sophisticated feminist disability work that moves beyond social construction of gender and disability… Highly recommended.’ P.A. Murphy, Choice Magazine vol 52:01:2014

‘Becoming Women is a rare gem for disability studies that grounds complex theory within the personal narratives of women with disabilities…. The book highlights the need for cultural change in viewing disabled bodies, particularly within medicalized caregiving settings.’

Kaley Roosen, Canadian Journal of Disability Studies vol 3:03:2014

‘The concepts are clearly defined, allowing the reader to keep pace with the wealth of ideas and subjects discussed… This work significantly demonstrates the autonomy and agency of Women in creating their own embodiment in a society that pushes for a strict standard of how women should look and act.’

Ashley Crouch, Journal of Religion and Culture vol 26:1-2:2016

“Becoming Women reveals and analyses crucial dimensions of women’s experiences, with a depth that has not been attained before. A model for all in examining people’s lives, it constitutes a serious advance in state-of-the-art research.” Natalie Beausoleil, Division of Community Health and Humanities, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University

“Well written and accessible, this is an interesting book that raises some important issues around women’s embodiment.” Sarah Grogan, Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University

“Based on interviews with the first generation of women to have grown up in an image-saturated world replete with image technologies, Becoming Women offers the reader an extensive and engaging exploration of ‘image culture’. The rich narrative about how women ‘worry about their bodies’ provides a good introduction to issues surrounding beauty culture and its impact on girls and women. Dawn Currie, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia