Embodiment and Representations of Beauty

Interrogating beauty's very definition, this volume of Advances in Gender Research explores beauty as an avenue to create alternative knowledge as well as a conduit to engage in critical conversations on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, illness, and fitness.

About the author

Esther Hernández-Medina is Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies and Gender and Women's Studies at Pomona College, USA, as well as a feminist academic, public policy expert, and activist originally from the Dominican Republic.
Sharina Maíllo-Pozo is Assistant Professor of Latinx studies in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia, USA. In 2021, she was the recipient of the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award.

Product details

• Assisted by: Esther Hernandez-Medina (Editor), Esther (Pomona College Hernandez-Medina (Editor), Sharina Maillo-Pozo (Editor), Sharina (University of Georgia Maillo-Pozo (Editor)
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781837979943
• ISBN: 978-1-83797-994-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 236 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 456 g
• Series: Advances in Gender Research
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories