Popular interest in body image issues has grown dramatically in recent years, due to an emphasis on individual responsibility and self-determination in contemporary society as well as the seemingly limitless capacities of modern medicine. However, body image as a separate field of academic inquiry is still relatively young. The contributors of Body Image and Identity in Contemporary Societies explore the complex social, political and aesthetic interconnections between body image and identity.
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- In-depth Study: Offers new perspectives in the analysis of contemporary visual art and literature.
- Interdisciplinary Contributions: Includes insights from psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and scholars in social sciences and humanities.
- Social Constructs: Reflects on how these constructs inform clinical treatment and the role of physical appearance in identity formation.
- Broad Analysis: Examines the social construction of the 'ideal' body in terms of beauty, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, and disability.
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Sukhanova and Thomashoff bring together contributions from various experts to explore representations of the body in literature and the arts across different times and cultures. The unique interdisciplinary outlook aims to bridge the current gap between clinical observations and research in semiotic theory. This book will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, art therapists, art theorists, academics in the humanities and social sciences, and those interested in an interdisciplinary approach to the issues of body image and identity.
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