Cultural History of Beauty

Paul R. Deslandes is Professor of History and Associate Dean for Student Success at the University of Vermont, USA. In addition to many articles and essays, Deslandes is the author of Oxbridge Men: British Masculinity and the Undergraduate Experience, 1850-1920 (2005, 2015), The Culture of Male Beauty in Britain: From the First Photographs to David Beckham (2021), and Notorious London: A City Tour (2021).”

• Volume 1: A Cultural History of Beauty in AntiquityEdited by Kelly Olson, University of Western Ontario, CanadaIntroduction1. Ideas of Beauty, Jonathan Fine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA2. Art and Beauty, Eve D’Ambra, Vassar College, USA3. Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Difference, Kelly Olson University of Western Ontario, Canada4. Nakedness and Beauty, Nickolas Pappas, City University of New York, USA5. Grooming and Hygiene, Lynley J. McAlpine, San Antonio Museum of Art, USA6. Making the Body Beautiful, David Konstan† and Marice Rose, Fairfield University, USA7. Material Culture, Clothing, and Consumer Practices, Neville McFerrin, University of North Texas, USA8. Desire, Sexuality, and Beauty, Courtney A. Ward, Norwegian Institute in Rome, ItalyNotesBibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndexVolume 2: A Cultural History of Beauty in the Middle AgesEdited by Sarah Alison Miller, Duquesne University, USAIntroduction1. Ideas of Beauty, Roberta Milliken, Ohio University Chillicothe, USA2. Art and Beauty, Kirk Ambrose, University of Colorado Boulder, USA3. Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Difference, Patricia Skinner, Swansea University, UK4. Nakedness and Beauty, Martha Easton, Saint Joseph's University, USA5. Grooming and Hygiene, Albrecht Classen, University of Arizona, USA6. Making the Body Beautiful, Sarah Alison Miller, Duquesne University, USA7. Material Culture, Clothing, and Consumer Practices, Sarah-Grace Heller, Ohio State University, USA8. Desire, Sexuality, and Beauty, Rajyashree Pandey, Goldsmiths, University of London, UKNotesBibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndexVolume 3: A Cultural History of Beauty in the Early Modern AgeEdited by Sarah Toulalan, University of Exeter, UKIntroduction1. Ideas of Beauty, Erin Griffey and Kim Phillips, both University of Auckland, New Zealand2. Art and Beauty, Erin Griffey, University of Auckland, New Zealand3. Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Difference, Naomi Baker, University of Manchester, UK4. Nakedness and Beauty, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, Cardiff University, UK5. Grooming and Hygiene, Edith Snook, University of New Brunswick, Canada6. Making the Body Beautiful, Sandra Cavallo, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK7. Material Culture, Clothing, and Consumer Practices, Valerio Zanetti, University of Oxford, UK8. Desire, Sexuality, and Beauty, Ian Frederick Moulton, Arizona State University, USANotesBibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndexVolume 4: A Cultural History of Beauty in the Age of EnlightenmentEdited by Karen Harvey, University of Birmingham, UKIntroduction1. Ideas of Beauty, Katherine Aske, Edinburgh Napier University, UK, and Akiko Shimbo, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan2. Art and Beauty, Jennifer Van Horn, University of Delaware, USA3. Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Differences, Lisa Forman Cody, Claremont McKenna College, USA4. Nakedness and Beauty, Kathryn Woods, University College London, UK5. Grooming and Hygiene, Lisa Wynne Smith, University of Essex, UK6. Making the Body Beautiful, Sarah Goldsmith, University of Edinburgh, UK7. Material Culture, Clothing, and Consumer Practices, Catherine Lanoë, University of Orleans, France8. Desire, Sexuality, and Beauty, Marilyn Morris†BibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndexVolume 5: A Cultural History of Beauty in the Age of EmpireEdited by Jessica P. Clark, Brock University, CanadaIntroduction1. Ideas of Beauty, Michelle J. Smith, Monash University, Australia2. Art and Beauty, Charmaine A. Nelson, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA3. Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Difference, Rochelle Rowe, University of Edinburgh, UK4. Nakedness and Beauty, Alison Rowley, Concordia University, Canada5. Grooming and Hygiene, Sean Trainor, University of Florida, USA6. Making the Body Beautifu, Holly Grout, University of Alabama, USA7. Material Culture, Clothing, and Consumer Practices, Mikiko Ashikari Soga, University of California Berkeley, USA8. Desire, Sexuality, and Beauty, Genevieve Clutario, Wellesley College, USANotesBibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndexVolume 6: A Cultural History of Beauty in the Modern AgeEdited by Paul R. Deslandes, University of Vermont, USAIntroduction1. Ideas of Beauty, Bernadette Wegenstein, Johns Hopkins University, USA2. Art and Beauty, Emily Newman, Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA3. Beauty, Ugliness, and Ideas of Difference, Suzannah Biernoff, Birkbeck, University of London, UK4. Nakedness and Beauty, Lela F. Kerley, Independent Scholar5. Grooming and Hygiene, Srirupa Prasad, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA6. Making the Body Beautiful, Elizabeth M. Matelski, Endicott College, USA7. Material Culture, Clothing, and Consumer Practices, Yuniya Kawamura, Fashion Institute of Technology, USA8. Desire, Sexuality, and Beauty, Mark McClelland† and Paul R. Deslandes, University of Vermont, USANotesBibliographyNotes on ContributorsIndex