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Blush: Faces of Shame
Elspeth Probyn
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With the rise of pride - national pride, gay pride, black pride, fat pride - shame, the "sickness of the soul," has acquired a bad reputation. While the repudiation of some forms and consequences of societal shame are undoubtedly necessary, Elspeth Probyn contends that this emotion is a powerful resource in rethinking who we are and who we want to be. When we blush, we are driven to question what we value about ourselves and why. Blush argues that we are all born with a capacity for shame, much as we are born with the capacity for anger or pride, ... Read more
With the rise of pride - national pride, gay pride, black pride, fat pride - shame, the "sickness of the soul," has acquired a bad reputation. While the repudiation of some forms and consequences of societal shame are undoubtedly necessary, Elspeth Probyn contends that this emotion is a powerful resource in rethinking who we are and who we want to be. When we blush, we are driven to question what we value about ourselves and why. Blush argues that we are all born with a capacity for shame, much as we are born with the capacity for anger or pride, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816627219
SKU
V9780816627219
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99-50
About Elspeth Probyn
Elspeth Probyn is professor and chair of gender and cultural studies at the University of Sydney. Her previous books include Sexing the Self (1993), Outside Belongings (1996), Carnal Appetites (2000), and Sexy Bodies (1995). She has also coedited a collection on the ethics of new forms of media and is a columnist for the Australian.
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