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Appearance and Identity

Fashioning the Body in Postmodernity

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  • © 2008

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  1. Llewellyn Negrin
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Llewellyn Negrin
    Pages 1-7

  3. Appearance and Identity

    • Llewellyn Negrin
    Pages 9-32

  4. Feminism and Fashion

    • Llewellyn Negrin
    Pages 33-52

  5. Cosmetics and the Female Body

    • Llewellyn Negrin
    Pages 53-74

  6. Cosmetic Surgery and the Eclipse of Identity

    • Llewellyn Negrin
    Pages 75-95

  7. Body Art and Men’s Fashion

    • Llewellyn Negrin
    Pages 97-115

  8. Ornament and the Feminine

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    Pages 117-137

  9. The Postmodern Gender Carnival

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    Pages 139-161

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 163-200
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This book casts a critical look at the dominant position that fashion has come to occupy in contemporary society. It addresses various aspects of fashion in postmodern culture including makeup, cosmetic surgery, tattoos, ornament in dress and the blurring of gender boundaries.

About the author

DR. LLEWELLYN NEGRIN is currently Head of and Senior Lecturer in Art and Design Theory at the School of Art, University of Tasmania, Australia where she has taught since 1989. She has published many articles in journals such as Theory, Culture& Society, Body& Society, Philosophy& Social Criticism, Feminist Theory and the European Journal of Cultural Studies.

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