Screen LibraryVanity: 21st century selves
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 Wes...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137308504 |
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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. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230272187. |
| Carrier Form: | 224 p. : 2 b&w, ill. |
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9780230272187 9781137308504 : 1137308508 : |
| CLC: | C912.6 |
| Contents: | 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. |