Skin, Culture and Psychoanalysis

by Sheila L. Cavanagh

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An interdisciplinary study of skin bridging cultural and psychoanalytic theory to consider how the body's "exterior" is central to human subjectivity and relations. The authors explore racialization, body modification, self-harm, and comedic representations of skin, drawing from the clinical domain, visual arts, popular culture, and literature.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:023036506X

ISBN13:9780230365063

Release Date:January 2013

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:277 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"

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