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Susan Bordo

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born

January 24, 1947

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female

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Susan Bordo (born January 24, 1947) is a modern feminist philosopher known for her contributions to the field of contemporary cultural studies, particularly in the area of “body studies.”

Professional career

Bordo received her Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1982. She currently holds the Otis A. Singletary Chair in the Humanities at the University of Kentucky where she teaches English and Women’s studies. Bordo specializes in contemporary culture and its relation to the body, focusing on modern female disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, cosmetic surgery, beauty and evolutionary theory. She also deals with racism and the body, issues of masculinity along with issues of sexual harassment.

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Books by Susan Bordo

Average rating: 4.04 · 624 ratings · 45 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Unbearable Weight: Feminism, Western Culture, and the Body by Susan Bordo, Leslie Heywood (Foreword by) 4.16 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Male Body: A New Look at Men in Public and in Private 3.79 avg rating — 164 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Twilight Zones: Hidden Life of Cultural Images Plato to Oj 3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Flight to Objectivity: Essays on Cartesianism and Culture 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Feminist Interpretations of Rene Descartes (Re-Reading the Canon) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Creation of Anne Boleyn 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	My rating:
	Gender/Body/Knowledge: Feminist Reconstructions of Being and Knowing by Alison M. Jaggar (Editor), Susan Bordo 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions	My rating: