Face/On

Face Transplants and the Ethics of the Other

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Surgery, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History
Cover of the book Face/On by Sharrona Pearl, University of Chicago Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sharrona Pearl ISBN: 9780226461533
Publisher: University of Chicago Press Publication: April 12, 2017
Imprint: University of Chicago Press Language: English
Author: Sharrona Pearl
ISBN: 9780226461533
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication: April 12, 2017
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Language: English

Are our identities attached to our faces? If so, what happens when the face connected to the self is gone forever—or replaced? In Face/On, Sharrona Pearl investigates the stakes for changing the face–and the changing stakes for the face—in both contemporary society and the sciences.
 
The first comprehensive cultural study of face transplant surgery, Face/On reveals our true relationships to faces and facelessness, explains the significance we place on facial manipulation, and decodes how we understand loss, reconstruction, and transplantation of the face. To achieve this, Pearl draws on a vast array of sources: bioethical and medical reports, newspaper and television coverage, performances by pop culture icons, hospital records, personal interviews, films, and military files. She argues that we are on the cusp of a new ethics, in an opportune moment for reframing essentialist ideas about appearance in favor of a more expansive form of interpersonal interaction. Accessibly written and respectfully illustrated, Face/On offers a new perspective on face transplant surgery as a way to consider the self and its representation as constantly present and evolving. Highly interdisciplinary, this study will appeal to anyone wishing to know more about critical interventions into recent medicine, makeover culture, and the beauty industry.
 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Are our identities attached to our faces? If so, what happens when the face connected to the self is gone forever—or replaced? In Face/On, Sharrona Pearl investigates the stakes for changing the face–and the changing stakes for the face—in both contemporary society and the sciences.
 
The first comprehensive cultural study of face transplant surgery, Face/On reveals our true relationships to faces and facelessness, explains the significance we place on facial manipulation, and decodes how we understand loss, reconstruction, and transplantation of the face. To achieve this, Pearl draws on a vast array of sources: bioethical and medical reports, newspaper and television coverage, performances by pop culture icons, hospital records, personal interviews, films, and military files. She argues that we are on the cusp of a new ethics, in an opportune moment for reframing essentialist ideas about appearance in favor of a more expansive form of interpersonal interaction. Accessibly written and respectfully illustrated, Face/On offers a new perspective on face transplant surgery as a way to consider the self and its representation as constantly present and evolving. Highly interdisciplinary, this study will appeal to anyone wishing to know more about critical interventions into recent medicine, makeover culture, and the beauty industry.
 

More books from University of Chicago Press

Cover of the book Consumed by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book The Romantic Conception of Life by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Conditions Handsome and Unhandsome by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book O, How the Wheel Becomes It! by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Pick Up the Pieces by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Ties That Bound by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Black Patriots and Loyalists by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Strategic Party Government by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Torture and Dignity by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book The Hunter by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Spiritual Despots by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book The Great Cat and Dog Massacre by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Red Revolution, Green Revolution by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Poetry in a World of Things by Sharrona Pearl
Cover of the book Mobile Secrets by Sharrona Pearl
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy