The aim of the following study is both to analyse and evalu- ate the impact of beauty standards on feminine presenting people’s mental health through visual arts as well as by utilising a qualitative and quantitative methodological ap- proach. The project will have two bibliographical parts: the first one will have an art history insight and will be focused on the role of women’s bodies in arts, which will be ana- lysed through visual arts depicting women; it will also look at how society and arts looked and viewed women, creating an intersection between gender studies and social art history through a feminist perspective; the second part will be fo- cused on gender studies, specifically, the objectification of feminine presenting people’s bodies by society – especially by heterosexual men – the discrimination they went through because of their gender identity and how chasing beauty and being considered attractive is a constant in the lives of femi- nine presenting people compared to masculine-presenting ones. The methodology that will be used to carry the study comprehend the conduction of two surveys: one addressed to feminine-aligned and presenting people and the other to masculine-aligned and presenting ones in order to evaluate the differences in the impact of and the importance given to beauty standards and also how much beauty pressure affects their daily lives and life choices in general (e.g. deciding against going to the sea, eating certain foods, going on a diet or not wear some kind of clothes).
L’analisi dell’impatto dei beauty standard sulla salute mentale delle persone socializzate come donne tramite la ricerca e le testimonianze delle arti visive
Erica Corradi
2025-01-01
Abstract
The aim of the following study is both to analyse and evalu- ate the impact of beauty standards on feminine presenting people’s mental health through visual arts as well as by utilising a qualitative and quantitative methodological ap- proach. The project will have two bibliographical parts: the first one will have an art history insight and will be focused on the role of women’s bodies in arts, which will be ana- lysed through visual arts depicting women; it will also look at how society and arts looked and viewed women, creating an intersection between gender studies and social art history through a feminist perspective; the second part will be fo- cused on gender studies, specifically, the objectification of feminine presenting people’s bodies by society – especially by heterosexual men – the discrimination they went through because of their gender identity and how chasing beauty and being considered attractive is a constant in the lives of femi- nine presenting people compared to masculine-presenting ones. The methodology that will be used to carry the study comprehend the conduction of two surveys: one addressed to feminine-aligned and presenting people and the other to masculine-aligned and presenting ones in order to evaluate the differences in the impact of and the importance given to beauty standards and also how much beauty pressure affects their daily lives and life choices in general (e.g. deciding against going to the sea, eating certain foods, going on a diet or not wear some kind of clothes).
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