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Title

Examining the Stigmatization and Psychological Consequences of the Overweight Body with Art, "B(eats) Being There"

Author

Neena Laufer, Scripps CollegeFollow

Date of Award

4-24-2009

Document Type

Open Access Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Art

First Thesis Reader

Susan Rankaitis

Second Thesis Reader

Adam Davis

Rights Information

© 2009 Neena Laufer

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Abstract

Contents: Body dissatisfaction; Discharge of emotion through art; Stigmas' consequences as captured through photography; Lauren Greenfield; The perceptions of others; This is beautiful; Psychological consequences; Thesis project: "Being There"; Artistic influences; "Being There" revisited; Past endeavors in mixed media; Artistic influences: everyday materials and structural art; Conclusion; Honors in Studio Art thesis extension; Works cited. Includes 21 images.

Comments

Previously linked to as: http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/stc,50

OCLC number: 549514834

Recommended Citation

Laufer, Neena, "Examining the Stigmatization and Psychological Consequences of the Overweight Body with Art, "B(eats) Being There"" (2009). Scripps Senior Theses. Paper 8.
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/8