Matt Velasco: Here is the link to the Java program I've used in the past to take measurements: http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/download.html The program is called NIH Image J, and it's available for both Macs and Windows - while it's not made specifically for measurements, it gets the job done, and could provide us with a common tool capable of precise (to the pixel) measurements -- if we so choose to use it... Will - I'll bring in my book on the !Kung tomorrow to give you an idea of what I'm working with...

Posted at Feb 21/2007 09:47AM:
amwise: This could help whoever is doing the victorian era

Posted at Feb 21/2007 03:36PM:
Stephanie: I found another article that deals with what we spoke about in class, the fluctuating acceptance of "heavier" models; special attention at the fact that French fashion doesn't concur. BBC Sept/2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5384106.stm

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Tara:

More in http://www.ballerinagallery.com/

Posted at Feb 28/2007 05:27PM:
Matt Velasco: This random site I stumbled across has a massive bibliography that is pretty relevant to our projects; I know a lot of the citations are going to help me out, maybe they'll help you too... http://lilt.ilstu.edu/rtdirks/DISEASE.html

Posted at Mar 06/2007 04:31PM:
Matt: Here's a citation that might be helpful for those who are working on African-American body image: HQ1233 .H63 2005 2005 Venus in the dark : blackness and beauty in popular culture Hobson, Janell, 1973-

Posted at Mar 06/2007 04:35PM:
Matt: A link that might be helpful, for anyone who could make use of pictures of models...

http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/template/catC9.jhtml?itemId=cat10340751&parentId=cat10100736&masterId=cat000127&cmCat=&page=1&view=all&filter1