Who gets to define the body?

Exposes how beauty standards have become a new tool for controlling women, analyzing the impact of consumer culture on women's bodies and psyche.

A radical work by Cambridge economist Victoria Bateman, who has appeared naked on TV, stage, art and protests, using body and brain to deliver her message. Questions: Despite feminism's promises, why do women's bodies remain at mercy of state, society and religion? Are sexy and smart mutually exclusive? Traces bodily modesty pendulum from ancient Egypt to present, calling feminists to unite against female body repression.

A groundbreaking work from strength coach and social justice educator Chrissy King that blends memoir, inspiration, and practical exercises. The book reveals how diet culture and the fitness industry are rooted in white supremacy and Eurocentric beauty standards, moving beyond body positivity to something more revolutionary: body liberation, recognizing that none of us are free until all of us are.

A sharp work by feminist writer Glosswitch exploring why women in their forties and beyond seem to enrage almost everyone. In an era of identity politics, middle-aged women are portrayed as bigoted, entitled, and morally inferior. Smith traces history to reveal why this specific form of misogyny is so rampant today. Shortlisted for the 2023 Nero Book Awards.

Comen connects medical history with clinical experience to examine how inherited ideas about women’s bodies still shape diagnosis and care.

Edited by Laura Erickson-Schroth, this community resource brings trans-authored knowledge across health, law, family, and everyday life while naming its North American limits.

A body horror film directed by Coralie Fargeat, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Following washed-up actress Elisabeth who, after being fired due to ageism, uses a mysterious drug to create a younger, perfect version of herself. Through extreme body horror aesthetics, the film deeply explores crucial issues including ageism, beauty standards, body politics, female self-hatred, and patriarchal control over women's bodies, becoming a representative work of contemporary feminist horror cinema.

Agnès Varda's 1962 masterpiece uses real-time filming to depict the psychological journey of a young singer awaiting cancer diagnosis results over two hours, standing as a landmark of both French New Wave and feminist cinema.

18-year-old Mexican-American Ana García struggles between her college dreams and traditional family expectations. This groundbreaking independent film explores themes of body autonomy, cultural identity, class mobility, and intergenerational conflict through a Latina lens, becoming a milestone in the body positivity movement and Latina feminist cinema.

Adapted from Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's autobiographical novel, following a 23-year-old French university student's desperate and dangerous journey seeking abortion in 1960s France when it was illegal. Directed by Audrey Diwan, this award-winning film deeply explores reproductive autonomy, body politics, class inequality, and women's predicament in patriarchal society, becoming a powerful testimony to contemporary women's rights struggles.

A surrealist fantasy drama directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone. Adapted from Alasdair Gray's novel, it follows the extraordinary evolution journey of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life through brain transplantation in Victorian times. The film explores profound themes of female sexual autonomy, body politics, social liberation, and personal awakening through richly imaginative visual language, becoming a significant representative work of contemporary feminist cinema.

Adapted from Judy Blume's groundbreaking 1970 novel, follows 11-year-old Margaret Simon as she navigates puberty's physical changes, religious exploration, and identity formation. This warm and honest coming-of-age film explores female adolescent experiences, mother-daughter relationships, religious freedom, and the universality of women's intergenerational experiences through a delicate perspective.

In this video essay, oliSUNvia critiques the cultural backlash against 'choice feminism' and the rise of stay-at-home girlfriend discourse. She argues that autonomy must include the right to make non-normative or traditionally feminine choices without being dismissed as brainwashed or anti-feminist. Through nuanced commentary and community responses, the video explores the tension between agency, internalized norms, and feminist respect for individual paths.

Demographer Diana Greene Foster uses the Turnaway Study to examine how abortion denial can shape health, economic security and life trajectories, while the study’s design reminds us to read its findings within their limits.

In this TEDxSydney talk, Stella Young critiques inspiration porn and the way nondisabled society consumes disabled people as objects of moral uplift.

Maysoon Zayid uses comedy to show how Palestinian, Muslim, female, and disabled identities intersect while challenging ableism in entertainment and public culture.

This All My Relations episode with Kim TallBear discusses critical polyamory, Indigenous relational ethics, feminism, and settler marriage, making it a key audio resource on how sex, intimacy, and family are structured by colonial power.

The Fat Feminist Witch is a feminist spiritual podcast hosted by Paige Vanderbeck, centered on fat advocacy, witch practice, and cultural critique, exploring the intersection of body politics and modern witchcraft. With a humorous, frank, and critical style, the content covers witchcraft history, feminist magic, religious critique, and cannabis culture.

Feminist Wellness is a podcast hosted by nervous system specialist and life coach Béa Victoria Albina, dedicated to helping women break free from emotional outsourcing, build self-worth, and establish authentic self-care. The show blends feminist psychology, holistic medicine, and neuroscience, exploring how to break people-pleasing patterns, functional freeze, and other adaptive patterns. Victoria provides practical body exercises and cognitive frameworks to help listeners rebuild connections with themselves. The podcast style is warm yet sharp, suitable for women audiences seeking psychological growth and emotional recovery.

Masala Podcast is hosted by Sangeeta Pillai, an award-winning South Asian feminist podcast focusing on sex, body, mental health, and cultural taboos. The show features intimate narrative and critical reflection, exploring themes of shame, sexual harassment, menopause, belonging, and motherhood pressure, emphasizing diverse experiences of South Asian women and intersectional feminist perspectives.