Podcasts about Beauty and appearance

Follow the excellent podcasts by Centre of Appearance research here;

https://soundcloud.com/appearance-matters

RSBDF projects promoted in Ljubljana conference

RSBDF had an opportunity to promote the results from their appearance related projects during the COST action IS1210 final conference in Ljubljana with over 100 delegates present from all over Europe (and even USA & Australia). We talked about the importance of bringing together researchers and practitioners in order to understand how to reach the […]

Appearance articles in Norwegian news headline

http://www.nrk.no/norge/en-av-ti-unge-vil-endre-pa-utseendet-1.12399764

http://www.nrk.no/norge/ungdommer-er-lei_-_-utseendepresset-er-umulig-1.12399890

Appearance matters conference video

Høgskolan i Kristianstad has made a video with some key points from the Appearance Matters conference in Kristianstad in December 2014.

The 3rd International Weight Stigma Conference

INSTITUTIONALIZED WEIGHTISM: HOW TO CHALLENGE OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS?

The 3rd International Weight Stigma Conference will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on September 18th-19th 2015. This year’s theme focuses on the larger social hierarchies that favor thinness and reject fatness within western culture and how these systems have dictated the framing of fatness within the media, medicine, […]

A brave heart when it comes to appearance

In a time when beauty is defined by supermodels, success is defined by wealth, and fame is deified by how many followers you have on social media, Lizzie Velasquez asks the question how do you define yourself? Once labeled, “The Worlds Ugliest Woman,” Lizzie decided to turn things around and create her own definitions of […]

FOCUS ON APPEARANCE ISSUES IN NORTH NORWAY

In connection with the Mirror, Mirror project and Appearance matters project;

An article about what young girls in north Norway feels about the fashion industry:

 

http://www.nrk.no/nordnytt/_-utstillingsdukkene-burde-vaere-som-oss_-med-litt-kraftige-lar-og-litt-fett-i-sidene-1.12162245

 

RSBDF at APPEARANCE MATTERS CONFERENCE 2014

160 participants from 36 countries

Swedish p4 radio interviews dr Marin Persson; http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=86&artikel=6041507

Pictures from the conference

KRISTIANSTAD, SWEDEN 9 – 10 DECEMBER 2014 […]

New version of America the Beautiful: The Sexualization of Our Youth

Daryll Roberts has released a new version of his movie America the Beautiful: The Sexualization of Our Youth. Daryll will be presenting the movie at the Appearance Matters conference in Kristianstad early December 2014. RSBDF will be there to plan social activism projects in connection with the movie together with Dr. Martin Persson from University […]

Appearance matters conference Kristianstad

An International Conference about the Impact of Appearance in our Society KRISTIANSTAD, SWEDEN 9 – 10 DECEMBER 2014

Download program here;

COST Kristianstad III

Appearance matters conference in Klaipeda, Lithuania

 

26th and 27th of March, Ingrid Øverbø represented RSBDF during the Appearance Matters transnational meeting in Klaipeda.

 

COST ACTION IST1210 SUMMER SCHOOL

Training School 2: Interventions to prevent or ameliorate appearance dissatisfaction: Examining the evidence

You can now apply to the 2nd training school.

Venue: Bristol, United Kingdom

Dates: 30 June – 2 July 2014

This Training School will comprise participation in 2 workshops, attendance at papers delivered at the International Appearance Matters 6 conference and […]

Appearance matters in EURONEWS!

The appearance matters project has been broadcasted and featured in Euronews for one week in november 2013. To what degree does our appearance determine our life? Is it a crucial factor when we look for a job? Euronews sought some answers from a young woman who was born with a visible difference.

http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/14/who-are-you-looking-at-the-visible-difference/

euronews […]

Appearance Matters – new project website

The Appearance matters project has launched our new Web page

www.appearancetraining.com