Face/On : Face Transplants and the Ethics of the Other /

Are our identities attached to our faces? If so, what happens when the face connected to the self is gone forever-or replaced? In Face/On, Sharrona Pearl investigates the stakes for changing the face-and the changing stakes for the face-in both contemporary society and the sciences. The first compre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pearl, Sharrona (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2017]
Temas:
Face > Surgery.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Social aspects.
MEDICAL / General.
bioethics.
cinema studies.
cultural studies.
disability studies.
face transplants.
gender.
history of medicine.
journalism.
makeover culture.
television studies.
the body.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Effacing
  • 2. Mind/Medicine
  • 3. Losing Face on Film
  • 4. Decoding the Face- Transplant Debates
  • 5. A Very Special Makeover: Face Transplants on Television
  • 6. Conclusion: Face Transplants and the Ethics of the Other
  • Acknowledgments
  • Appendix: Face Transplant Recipients
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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