The correspondence between physical features and the character of a person, which was the matrix for the natural sciences of the 19th century, is today a basis for lifestyle norms, and even for psychological and medical diagnostics. This volume historically and systematically examines the biopolitical performativity of physiognomic practices, their mediality, and the knowledge of life implied in the aesthetics of texts and media.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9783110664645
Publisert
2020-08-10
Utgiver
Vendor
De Gruyter
Vekt
535 gr
Høyde
230 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Tysk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
282

Biographical note

Vittoria Borsò and Sieglinde Borvitz, University of Düsseldorf; Luca Viglialoro, University of Fine Arts Essen, Germany.