Vital Statistics of a Citizen, Simply Obtained

1977

0h 40m

9.0(1 votes)

Overview

Taking aim at the social standardization enforced particularly on women's bodies, Rosler critiques the politics of "objective" or scientific evaluation that result in the depersonalization, objectification, and colonization of women and Others.

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Martha Rosler

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