Audio / Video

The obsession

  • 00:44:56

Description

Author Kim Chernin talks about the fixation American women have with their bodies, what they eat, and their appearances, and food in literature. Chernin reads excerpts from her book, "The obsession: reflections on the tyranny of slenderness" (New York: Random House, 1981) and answers questions from the audience (audience questions are edited out of this program). This program was recorded at the Sisterhood Bookstore in November 1981. Broadcast on May 17, 1982.

Details

Title

The obsession

Creator

Chernin, Kim. speaker.

Rosenbluth, Helene. producer.

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive.

KPFK (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archives,, 1981.

Extent

1 online resource.

Repository

Pacifica Radio Archives.

Reproduction Note

Electronic reproduction.

Grant Information

Sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives and Records Administration as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project.

Usage Statement

RESTRICTED.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_KZ1128_00_000_00.mp3 00:44:56

Linked Resources

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