Joanne Finkelstein

The Fashioned Self (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the nature of the self and self-identity in the modern age, and the way in which they have been moulded through the alteration of bodily appearance, exemplified fashions, facelifts and diets. The idea that an individual's character is revealed through physical appearance is, Finkelstein argues, deeply embedded in Western culture. And since fashions and cosmetics are closely linked to sexual difference, the author concentrates on aspects of gender identity, suggesting that the female and male identity are differentiated through opposed experiences of the body.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780745666266
• Artikelnr.: 39156800

Autorenporträt

Joanne Finkelstein teaches sociology and cultural studies at Monash University.

Inhaltsangabe

Character as immanent in appearance
Refining appearance, improving character
The face lift
The necktie
Fashionability
The trial of character
The self as sign