Veils, Nudity, and Tattoos - The New Feminine Aesthetics

By taking an unorthodox approach towards three phenomena that have changed considerably during the past thirty years, this book reveals through conceptual analysis that the three are both private and public, humiliating and empowering, and backward and progressive, and can ultimately be traced by similar social and psychological patterns.

About the author

Thorsten Botz-Bornstein is associate professor of philosophy at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait.

Summary

By taking an unorthodox approach towards three phenomena that have changed considerably during the past thirty years, this book reveals through conceptual analysis that the three are both private and public, humiliating and empowering, and backward and progressive, and can ultimately be traced by similar social and psychological patterns.

Product details

• Authors: Thorsten Botz Bornstein, Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Botz-Bornstein Thorsten
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781498500487
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0048-7
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Beauty/cosmetics; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Fashion & society, Philosophy: aesthetics, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Cultural studies: dress and society