May 12, 2022Beauty – The Social ContractBeauty – The Social Contract Morning routines, evening routines, self-care routines, we all have some sort of ritual that we perform for certain intangible outcomes. Over the years I’ve begun to see these beautifying rituals as a performance, a social negotiation. Beauty is an “ongoing negotiation of aesthetics”, the connection…5 min read5 min read
Mar 23, 2022Pregnancy and Patriarchy: Rihanna’s BellyPregnancy and Patriarchy: Rihanna’s Belly Pregnancy and motherhood have been held as the pinnacle of womanhood, despite the life long unpaid labour that comes along with mothering. This blatant disregard is coupled with child rearing being positioned as necessary for the function of society when really it is a construct…3 min read3 min read
Mar 17, 2022Beauty Journeys: A Marginalised RouteBeauty Journeys: A Marginalised Route In my essay on British Beauty History, I spoke briefly about the Caribbean and African migration to the UK and how they created spaces to do their own hair, and in essence, build their own beauty networks. I want to consider how these histories have…Feminism3 min readFeminism3 min read
Mar 8, 2022the changing face of beautyThe painful nature of beauty has long existed in cultures around the world. Women have always been subjected to archaic concepts of beauty throughout time. Steel boned corsets and 30 kilogram dresses, bound feet and damaged skin from bleaching creams are just a few examples of how the constructs of…3 min read3 min read
Dec 21, 2021the modern body: surgery on the marketplaceThe controversial and popular surgery brazilian butt lift (BBL) is an iconic feature of popular culture. I want to take a sociological perspective on this phenomenon, as most articles covering the BBL only consider the medical risks and mortality rate. None have spoken about the sociocultural significance of the surgery…3 min read3 min read
