Unshaved: Resistance and Revolution in Women's Body Hair Politics

Body hair, especially on women, is a complex cultural issue that is explored in Unshaved. The book showcases an underground movement of artists,zine-makers,rebels, and activists who use women's visible body hair as a declaration of freedom from patriarchal norms. It also explores broader cultural stories about women's reproductive rights, feminist battlegrounds, neoliberal intrusions into beauty regimens, and global tensions around women's place in society.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 308 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2022
Publisher: University of Washington Press

Body hair, particularly on women, has the power to provoke, disrupt, and even offend. It intertwines deeply with various aspects of culture, encompassing art, families, workplaces, relationships, sex, the beauty industry, governments, and capitalism. From Chinese activists challenging the Communist Party to students in Arizona rejecting traditional notions of grooming, to high-art feminist photographers showcasing the beauty of hairy women, Fahs delves into the ever-evolving landscape of women's body hair politics. She unveils an underground movement of artists, zine-makers, rebels, and activists who have embraced women's visible body hair as a defiant declaration of freedom from patriarchal norms.

Fahs views body hair not merely as a personal grooming choice but as a profound connection to broader cultural narratives surrounding women's reproductive rights, feminist battlegrounds about autonomy, neoliberal intrusions into beauty routines, and even global tensions regarding women's place in society. Ultimately, Unshaved reveals the collision between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the everyday and the revolutionary.

Weight: 431g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780295750286