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Aesthetic labour : rethinking beauty politics in neoliberalism / Ana Sofia Elias, Rosalind Gill, Christina Scharff, editors.
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Language
English
Published/Created
London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
©2017
Description
xxii, 402 pages ; 22 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
HQ1219 .A37 2017
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Subject(s)
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
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Beauty culture
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Social aspects
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Human body
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Social aspects
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Women
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Social conditions
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Neoliberalism
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Editor
Elias, Ana Sofia
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Gill, Rosalind (Rosalind Clair)
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Scharff, Christina
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Series
Dynamics of virtual work
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Summary note
This volume approaches questions about gender and the politics of appearance from a new perspective by developing the notion of aesthetic labour. Bringing together feminist writing regarding the 'beauty myth' with recent scholarship about new forms of work, the book suggests that in this moment of ubiquitous photography, social media, and 360 degree surveillance, women are increasingly required to be 'aesthetic entrepreneurs', maintaining a constant state of vigilance about their appearance. The collection shows that this work is not just on the surface of bodies, but requires a transformation of subjectivity itself, characterised by notions of personal choice, risk-taking, self-management, and individual responsibility.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. Aesthetic labouring
Part II. Risk, work and (post) feminist beauty
Part III. Empowerment, confidence and subjectivity.
Other title(s)
Aesthetic labor
ISBN
9781137477644 (hardback)
1137477644 (hardback)
9781349693313 (paperback)
1349693316 (paperback)
LCCN
2016962713
OCLC
950952626
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