[in]Visible Magazine

Women may have always been self-conscious about their bodies, but advertisements have only exacerbated the problem. Professor of Psychol­ogy Amy Marcus-Newhall notes that “advertising has a persistent message that subjugates women, whether they are aware of it or not, and all women are affected.”

Professor Gail Abrams has taught in the Scripps College Dance Department for 23 years. She is cur­rently team-teaching a CORE II class called “The Embodied Self: Feminist Theories of Body, Yoga, and Dance” with Professor Leigh Gilmore. The class explores expression through body movement in yoga and dance, as well as the role of gender […]