Is the attainment of physical beauty a classist pursuit? Anne Summers
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Saturday, 28 Nov 2015, 01:00pm - 01:30pm

Does physical beauty reveal anything essential of its wearer – beyond one’s ability to simply afford it (because I’m worth it)? And how do different cultures and genders disagree on what’s beautiful and what it’s for? Journalist and social commentator Anne Summers (Damned Whores and God’s Police; The Misogyny Factor) gets behind the masque in this 15 minute snap lecture, with questions.
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Dr Anne Summers AO is a best-selling author, journalist and thought-leader with a long career in politics, the media, business and the non-government sector in Australia, Europe and the United States. She is author of nine books, including the classic Damned Whores and God’s Police, Ducks on t... Read more
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