Freya India and Mary Harrington: Are Women Becoming Objects?
About this episode
Mary Harrington and Freya India discuss the commodification of women in the digital age and its implications on mental health and individuality.
In this episode of Socrates Dialogues, Mary Harrington is joined by author Freya India for a candid and culturally incisive conversation on the growing commodification of women in the digital age. They trace how social media, pop culture, and influencer platforms, from Call Her Daddy to Cardi B, have reshaped the expectations placed on young women. At the center is the rise of the “Instagram face,” a curated, hyper-perfected ideal that blurs individuality and encourages constant self-surveillance. This conversation explores what it means to internalize an ever-present gaze and questions the modern mental health industry’s role, suggesting future generations may look back with alarm at how deeply it reinforced these pressures on young girls. The post Freya India and Mary Harrington: Are Women Becoming Objects? first appeared on Socrates in the City .
People in this episode
Host: Mary Harrington
Guest: Freya India
Topics covered
- commodification of women
- digital age
- social media
- pop culture
- mental health
- self-surveillance
Keywords
- women
- commodification
- social media
- mental health
- Instagram face
- influencer culture
- self-surveillance
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Call Her Daddy
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