6.5 Critiquing Self-Improvement Projects with Alison Fixsen
- Author
- Alison Fixsen, Mary Churchill, Meg Palladino
- Published
- Thu 22 Dec 2022
- Episode Link
- https://the-view-from-venus.simplecast.com/episodes/65-critiquing-self-improvement-projects-with-alison-fixsen-1nMzHfZk
Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Soft skills programs for female staff in higher education.
- Gender, eating disorders, and orthorexia nervosa.
- The neoliberal project of constructing the perfect you.
Resources Discussed in this Episode:
- Alison at University of Westminster
- Self-care and entrepreneurism: An ethnography of soft skills development for higher education staff
- Orthorexia Nervosa: the Medicalization of Extreme Healthy Eating Practices
- Arachne, self-care and ‘power-nets’ on women’s self-development programmes
- Shades of communitas: a study of soft skills programs
- I’m Skinny, I’m Worth More: Fashion Models’ Experiences of Aesthetic Labor and Its Impact on Body Image and Eating Behaviors
- What are the key features of Orthorexia Nervosa and influences on its development? A qualitative investigation?
- Feeling Our Way: An ethnographic exploration of university staff experiences of ‘soft skills’ learning and development programmes
Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas
Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia
