Covino Amending the Abject Body

Aesthetic Makeovers in Medicine and Culture
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8433-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Feminist Criticism and Theory

Examines the implications and meanings of the makeover and aesthetic surgery industry in American popular culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Covino, Deborah Caslav

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Objectification and False Consciousness
Abjection, Agency, and Identification
1. Abjection
Pain
Communication and Expulsion
Transgression, Identification, and Community
2. Normalizing the Body
The Scar
Body Loathing
Industry Success
3. Outside-In 4. "I'm Doing It for Me"
"Ana’s Aloha Body"
"Fatima's Flawless Nose"
"Light in Jodi's Eyes"
5. Making Over Abjection
Positive Thinking
Updating and Upgrading
Freedom of Choice
Passing
Happy Aging
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Deborah Caslav Covino is Associate Professor of English at California State University Stanislaus.