A day and a book

[frualeydis]

Today I haven't accomplished much work-wise - I've made myself pretty for some promotional photos for the radio programme I'm a regular participant in ("Alltinget": people can e-mail, write and call in and ask questions to a panel of scholars/scientists from Gothenburg University). taken said photos and then been to see my rheumatologist for the annual check-up. I've also started reading a most wonderful book that I found in the University Library the other day: Fresh Lipstick- Redressing Fashion and Feminism by Linda M. Scott. I have only read three chapters but I already think that it's one of those really important books for anyone interested in feminism. Some of the things she says are old news for me, but probably not to most, but most is really exciting and important research. It deals exclusively with feminism in the US, but though there are differences the similarities are enough to make one ask some important questions also about the history of european feminism in regard to class and to the politics of appearance.
And talking about appearance - this is how I looked today:

Comments

[m-nivalis.livejournal.com]

Sounds interesting - have reserved it at the library!

[http://users.livejournal.com/aure_/]

Wow, you look really great! I bet the pictures turned out to be wonderful.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

/Eva

[billyoblivionx.livejournal.com]

You certainly do look pretty Eva. And the book sounds interesting; I'll check it out. I subscribe to a feminist magazine run by some young women in London who love high heels and make-up and have a great sense of humour and see no contradiction between that and their committed feminism. It's definitely the new wave.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
It is very interesting, though I can feel that sometimes she is pushing her thesis too hard. In any case it's worth reading and I just discovered that the book has it's own web page (http://www.freshlipstick.com/).

/Eva