Vanity: 21st Century Selves

AvC. Tanner,J. Maher

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

What role does 'vanity' play in the lives of 21st century subjects? Exploring a range of fields including public health, information technology, media studies and feminist approaches to the body and beauty, this book offers a broad analysis of how 'vanity' shapes contemporary Western societies and its understandings of selfhood.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-01
Mått:140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:283 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:210
Upplaga:13001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781349323050

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Medievetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

CLAIRE TANNER is Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia.JANEMAREE MAHER is Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia.SUZANNE FRASER is Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements Introduction. Vanity: Language, Bodies and Material Conditions Modern Vanity: Consumption, the Body Beautiful and the New Political Subject Fitness, 'Wellbeing' and the Beauty–health Nexus Anti-ageing Medicine and the Consumption of Youth Enacting 'Reality': Fat Shame, Admiration and Reflexivity Digital Narcissism: Social Networking, Blogging and the Tethered Self Conclusion Notes References