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Staring: How We Look
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
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Description for Staring: How We Look
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 43 black and white half tone illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; JFC; JMH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
From a very young age we are told not to stare, and one hallmark of maturation is the ability to resist (or at least hide) our staring behavior. And yet, rarely do we master the impulse. Despite the complicated role it plays in our development, and its unique brand of visual enticement, staring has not been considered before as a suitable object for socio-cultural analysis. What is it about certain kinds of people that makes it impossible to take our eyes off them? Why are some visual stimuli irresistible? Why does staring produce so much anxiety? Drawing on ... Read more
From a very young age we are told not to stare, and one hallmark of maturation is the ability to resist (or at least hide) our staring behavior. And yet, rarely do we master the impulse. Despite the complicated role it plays in our development, and its unique brand of visual enticement, staring has not been considered before as a suitable object for socio-cultural analysis. What is it about certain kinds of people that makes it impossible to take our eyes off them? Why are some visual stimuli irresistible? Why does staring produce so much anxiety? Drawing on ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
254
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195326802
SKU
V9780195326802
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About Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson is Professor of Women's Studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her fields of study are feminist theory, American literature, and disability studies. Her scholarly and professional activities are devoted to developing the field of disability studies in the humanities and in women's studies.
Reviews for Staring: How We Look
A trailhead that offers branches back into the many fields of study from which this book draws. It also suggests connections with new ones...An important, challenging, and often brilliant book.
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