ISBN:
9780199716760
,
0199716765
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 244 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie, 1946 - Staring
DDC:
302.54
Keywords:
Gaze
;
Attitude
;
Perception
;
Gaze
;
Kulturwissenschaften
;
Literatur
;
Aussehen
;
PSYCHOLOGY ; Social Psychology
;
Electronic books
;
Kulturwissenschaften
;
Literatur
;
Aussehen
Abstract:
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 examples from art, media, fashion
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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