Global Journal of Human Social Science, H: Interdisciplinary, Volume 23 Issue 5

© 2023. Chiara Rambaldi. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. To What Extent do Female Body Representations Create an Intersectional Understanding of Media Discourse? By Chiara Rambaldi Abstract- Despite media significance, a lot still needs to be learned about how women's bodies are (re)presented in media narratives and the ensuing implications of these representations for women’s health. The construction of a uniform socio-culturally feminine image regime of truth owing to the feminine body shape standard evolved due to mainstream Western media’s fascination with a slender female physique (Aapola, et al., 2005). In our culture, those who do not adhere to such aesthetic standards are often left out of discussions about feminine identity (Duncan, 1994). Keywords: female body; media; representation; socio-cultural discourse; identity. GJHSS-H Classification: LCC: HQ1190, HM621 ToWhatExtentdoFemaleBodyRepresentationsCreateanIntersectionalUnderstandingofMediaDiscourse? Global Journal of HUMAN-SOCIAL SCIENCE: H Interdisciplinary Volume 23 Issue 5 Version 1.0 Year 2023 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-460X & Print ISSN: 0975-587X Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: