Saving face : disfigurement and the politics of appearance /

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"Imagine yourself without a face--the task seems impossible. The face is a core feature of our physical identity. Our face is how others identify us and how we think of our 'self'. Yet, human faces are also functionally essential as mechanisms for communication and as a means of eatin...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Talley, Heather Laine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2014.
Subjects:
Aesthetics > Social aspects.
Disfigured persons.
Face > Social aspects.
Physical-appearance-based bias.
Surgery, Plastic > Social aspects.
Personnes défigurées.
Discrimination fondée sur l'apparence physique.
Chirurgie plastique > Aspect social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Aesthetics > Social aspects
Disfigured persons
Face > Social aspects
Physical-appearance-based bias
Surgery, Plastic > Social aspects
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. About Face
  • 2. Facial Work: Aesthetic Surgery as Lifesaving Work
  • 3. Making Faces: Life Makeovers through Facial Work
  • 4. Not Just Another Pretty Face: The Social Value of Unremarkability
  • 5. Saving Face: Redeeming a Universal Face
  • 6. Facing Off: Debating Facial Work, Constructing a "Vital" Intervention
  • 7. At Face Value.

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