Bøker av Samantha Kwan

Written in part as a sociological experiment by the Author, Dr. Kwan is a Korean woman who works as a Professor of Sexuality at an international University. This novel is based on her first-hand experience while conducting experimentation in Cambodia over the last 3 years.This novel was written while exploring my own sexuality and also while conducting social-sexual experiments in Cambodia, all of these experiences were witnessed or performed by myself in first person, real time and hard core."After 3 years of research in the ghettos of Phnom Penh I returned to my post as professor of sexuality in Korea. I learned a great deal about myself as well as the limitations of morals and desire."

"This book uses interviews with women undergoing elective cosmetic surgery to explore the way they make sense of their body project in light of dominant cultural discourses, including women's agency over their bodies and the undesirability of unnatural aesthetics"--

Framing Fat examines competing messages about body fat by considering the vantage point of cultural actors representing the fashion-beauty complex, public health, the food industry, and the fat acceptance movement. In doing so, it provides a more comprehensive view of the obesity epidemic and shows how strong cultural debates play a powerful role in shaping individual behavior.