Ladies Remember Elizabeth Taylor, Weigh Modern Beauty StandardsPosted in Audio, Live Events, New Media, Social Science, United States on 2011-03-23 21:00Z by Steven |
Ladies Remember Elizabeth Taylor, Weigh Modern Beauty Standards
Tell Me More
National Public Radio
2011-03-23, 14:00-15:00 EDT (WAMU, 88.5 FM, Washington, D.C.) For other broadcast times, click here.
Farai Chideya, Guest Host
Marcia Alesan Dawkins, Visiting Scholar
Brown University
Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. The screen icon became a 12-year-old sensation in the movie, “National Velvet”. She went on to star in 53 films, winning two Oscars for her work. In Tell Me More’s occasional “Beautyshop” conversation, guest host Farai Chideya looks back on the Taylor’s life and discusses a new survey on changing notions of beauty in America. Weighing in are Latoya Peterson, editor of Racialicious.com; Galina Espinoza, editorial director of Latina magazine, and Marcia Dawkins, visiting scholar at Brown University.
See: Marcia Alesan Dawkins. “Mixed Race Beauty Gets a Mainstream Makeover,” TruthDig, March 7, 2011.
Listen to the episode here. (00:17:49)