Feminist Consumerism and Fat Activists: A Comparative Study of Grassroots Activism and the Dove Real Beauty Campaign
2008; University of Chicago Press; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/528849
ISSN1545-6943
AutoresJosée Johnston, Judith Taylor,
Tópico(s)Art, Politics, and Modernism
ResumoPrevious articleNext article No AccessFeminist Consumerism and Fat Activists: A Comparative Study of Grassroots Activism and the Dove Real Beauty CampaignJosée Johnston and Judith TaylorJosée JohnstonDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Toronto (Johnston)Institute for Women and Gender Studies and Department of SociologyUniversity of Toronto (Taylor) Search for more articles by this author and Judith TaylorDepartment of SociologyUniversity of Toronto (Johnston)Institute for Women and Gender Studies and Department of SociologyUniversity of Toronto (Taylor) Search for more articles by this author Department of SociologyUniversity of Toronto (Johnston)Institute for Women and Gender Studies and Department of SociologyUniversity of Toronto (Taylor)PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 33, Number 4Summer 2008 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/528849 Views: 7072Total views on this site Citations: 79Citations are reported from Crossref © 2008 by The University of Chicago. 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