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Beth Linker

Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America

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Skeletons in a museum posed with varying postures, as if they are performing different tasks.

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 on November 20, 2024

A photograph of four children standing, one is slouching.

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

Examining 20th-Century America’s Obsession With Poor Posture

A new book explores the nation’s now-faded preoccupation with the 'epidemic' of hunched bodies.

by Katherine Unger Baillie via Penn Today on June 7, 2018

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