BODY POLITICS

  • Melodie Michelberger is the face of the German body positivity movement and is very present in the media. 
  • For all readers of Margarete Stokowski and Laurie Penny.  
  • "Melodie Michelberger is Hamburg’s coolest feminist!" - Hamburger Abendblatt   
  • "This woman is the perfect package!" - Emotion

 

We are good just the way we are! 

Women are supposed to meet a certain beauty ideal, but not be too individual. Those who don’t conform to the ideal should still love themselves. The pressure on women is as intense as ever, and for centuries now it has been the male view that dictates which type of female body is attractive. Have we learned to accept our bodies and be thankful for what they accomplish each day? Melodie Michelberger asks: who benefits from the fact that millions of women don’t feel attractive enough? She knows how feminism helps us to rebel against the traditional ideal of beauty – it is time for a diverse image of beauty and the acceptance of different shapes and bodies.

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  • Publisher: Rowohlt Polaris
  • Release: 26.01.2021
  • ISBN: 978-3-499-00331-8
  • 224 Pages
  • Author: Melodie Michelberger

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BODY POLITICS
Melodie Michelberger BODY POLITICS
Julius Wegner
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Melodie Michelberger

Melodie Michelberger  was born in 1976. She worked for Gala and Brigitte magazine for many years. She now runs her own PR agency and is an active campaigner for women’s rights and body positivity – she’s also on Instagram (@melodie_michelberger) – with hugely positive feedback. She lives in Hamburg with her son.  In 2021, her book Body Politics was published.