Book

Slouch

Posture Panic in Modern America

Beth Linker

2024

Princeton University Press

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Book Review

Why Americans Are Obsessed With Poor Posture

The 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns.

by Zoe Adams via The Nation
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on November 20, 2024
Book Review

Are You Sitting Up Straight? America’s Obsession with Improving Posture

In Beth Linker’s new book, she applies a disability studies lens to the history of posture.

by Laura Ansley via Perspectives on History on May 9, 2024

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