objectification

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This adoration necessitated objectification, and from the 1970s onward, Updike’s fiction came in for a good deal of feminist scorn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

The film is described as having had a profound effect on the representation of black people’s experiences of marginalisation and objectification.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Grammatically speaking, I’ve contemplated the power of the closeup, both an objectification and a privilege.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

In songs like "Doll Parts" and "Jennifer's Body," she explores themes of objectification and agency, challenging conventional notions of femininity and sexuality.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2024

The great problem of historical painting and sculpture is to express directly and for perception the Idea in which the will reaches the highest grade of its objectification.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur