The Disfigured Face in American Literature, Film, and Television (Routledge Advances in Sociology)

Synopsis

The face, being prominent and visible, is the foremost marker of a person’s identity as well as their major tool of communication. Facial disfigurements, congenital or acquired, not only erase these significant capacities, but since ancient times, they have been conjured up as outrageous and terrifying, often connoting evil or criminality in their associations – a dark secret being suggested "behind the mask," the disfigurement indicating punishment for sin. Complemented by an original poem by Kenneth Sherman and a plastic surgeon’s perspective on facial disfigurement, this book investigates the exploitation of these and further stereotypical tropes by literary authors, filmmakers, and showrunners, considering also the ways in which film, television, and the publishing industry have more recently tried to overcome negative codifications of facial disfigurement, in the search for an authentic self behind the veil of facial disfigurement. An exploration of fictional representations of the disfigured face, this book will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and media studies, American studies and literary studies with interests in representations of disfigurement and the Other.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

216 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000488210

Related ISBNs:

9780367743147, 9780367743130, 9781003157083

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/13/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Cornelia Klecker and Gudrun M. Grabher

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Cornelia Klecker

Edited by:

Gudrun M. Grabher