Carving Up The Lamb: Dissecting the Sexualized Body in Culture
Christina Ukolov
This thesis discusses the horrific history of the sexualized perception of the AFAB body, dating back to the
Judeo-Christian era and dissects clothes, media, and perspectives. It protests against predetermined sexual depictions
regarding the body and the human, inspired by horror as an emotion, an aesthetic, and a genre.
The Wolf
Often attributed to the powerful, the hungry, the scorned.
The Lamb
Often attributed to the weak, the pitied, the victim.
Table of Contents
With a preview into the chapters of the book, labeled “The Skin”, “The Meat”, and “The Wool”. Dissecting the culture of the lamb.
Research Questions
Who is this for? How do we escape?
Detached
This book often uses decapitated heads and detached limbs as imagery for “Carving Up The Lamb”. We take apart bodies and separate them from the human for our own pleasure.
The Meat
Under the skin. What the wolves aim for.