Staring: How We Look

by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson

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Drawing on examples from art, media, fashion, history and memoir, cultural critic Rosemarie Garland-Thomson tackles a basic human interaction which has remained curiously unexplored, the human stare. In the first book of its kind, Garland-Thomson defines staring, explores the factors that motivate it, and considers the targets and the effects of the stare. While borrowing from psychology and biology to help explain why the impulse to stare is so powerful,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195326806

ISBN13:9780195326802

Release Date:April 2009

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.8" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Anthropology Arts, Music & Photography Cultural Photography Photography & Video Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Visual Arts

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