Unbearable Weight : Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body

Fantastic study of women and their bodies. When originally published in 1993, it made NYT Notable Books of the Year. This 10th anniversary edition has a new preface by the author plus a foreword by Leslie Haywood, feminist scholar superstar, an authority on women athletes and body builders.

Susan Bordo is Singletary Chair in the Humanities and Professor of English and Women's Studies at the University of Kentucky.