Is thin... back in?

If you're a frequent user of social media, particularly Instagram and TikTok, you may have been led to think so. Celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Mindy Kaling have recently debuted much slimmer physiques, and some speculate it's due to the help of a diabetes drug--Ozempic.

But how does our collective healing from these unattainable body norms interact with the ever-changing body image landscape? How does “thin is back in” affect women and femmes today?

We can’t talk about body image without talking about the history of the ideal body, intersectionality and the media. And that’s where University of Denver professors Erin Harrop and Rachael Liberman come in.