Boygenius, Body Horror, and Fat Sexuality On TV

Hey dolls,

Happy Thursday! This week on the Dollhouse we’re asking whether pop music is commodifying vulnerability – via the work of boygenius, Chappell Roan and others – as well as exploring skincare as body horror, and chatting to horror author Alison Rumfitt. Let’s go!

Is Pop Music Commodifying Vulnerability? (Opens in a new window)

Hannah Gibson asks what we expect from the musicians we love, and discusses musicians’ current tendency to create boundaries between themselves and their fans.

“If He Dies He Dies”: A Timeline of Fat Sexuality in Contemporary Television (Opens in a new window)

Marie Southard Ospina explores fat characters and their sexuality onscreen – from Tony Soprano to Sex Education’s Viv.

Postfeminism That Isn’t Pink: Lost In Translation 20 Years On (Opens in a new window)

Amber Rawlings explores Sofia Coppola’s 2003 masterpiece two decades on, arguing that it offers quieter more contemplative version of noughties postfeminism.

“I'm not frothing at the mouth, desperately horny for The Telegraph to review the book” - Alison Rumfitt on Brainwyrms, Institutionalised Transphobia and Internet Communities (Opens in a new window)

Alex Ogden Clark speaks to the cult horror author upon the release of her new novel Brainwyrms.

Self Destruction Through Self-Improvement: The Inherent Body Horror of Skincare (Opens in a new window)

Helen Brown considers the ways in which we might think of skincare on screen as a type of body horror, through the lens of cinema.

See ya next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team <3