| Title | Holding and Being Held |
|---|---|
| Subtitle | Handbags as Container Technologies |
| Contributor | Meredith Jones (author) |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Meredith Jones |
| Publisher | meson press |
| Published on | 2024-07-12 |
| Page range | pp. 75–89 |
| Language | English (Original) |
Meredith Jones is Professor of Gender Studies and Director of the Institute of Communities and Society at Brunel University London. She is a feminist scholar of the body and expert in the sociocultural aspects of cosmetic surgery—her book Beautyscapes: Mapping Cosmetic Surgery Tourism (with Ruth Holliday and David Bell) won the 2020 Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize. Meredith has published widely about popular culture, visuality, fashion, and embodiment. Kardashians: A Critical Anthology (edited with Kath Burton and Donna Brien) will be published by Taylor and Francis in 2024. Her podcast, Beauty Chronicles, can be found on Spotify and via other major outlets.