A Perfect Woman
April 27, 2010 by Oxy Editor
Filed under Oxy Abroad, Tabber, Video
A film by Julia Bleckner ‘10
While studying abroad in Hyderabad, India, Julia Bleckner shot a short documentary examining what an ideal woman is in Indian Society. Her conversations with women highlight the widespread use of ‘Fair and Lovely’ skin whitening products in India, and how conceptions of beauty, race and marriageability are communicated in Indian society to construct the ‘perfect’ woman.
Part One of ‘A Perfect Woman’
Part Two of ‘A Perfect Woman’
Julia Bleckner ‘10 is a Diplomacy and World Affairs major at Occidental College. She can be reached at jbleckner@oxy.edu.
Great work Julia! …the first of many sensitively-directed, thought-provoking and powerful documentaries from you, I’m certain.
From an old friend at the UN.