Masks and Human Connections: Disruptive Meanings and Cultural Challenges - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3031166752 ISBN 13 : 9783031166754

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2024

Synopsis

This interdisciplinary collection explores four distinct perspectives about the mask, as object of use for protection, identity, and disguise. In part I, contributors address human identities within collective social performance, with chapters on performativity and the far right and masked identities in political resistance and communication. Part II focuses on the mask as a signifying object with strong representational challenges, exploring representations in festivals, literature, and film. Part III investigates the ambiguous use of the mask as a protective and concealing element, delving into visual culture and digital social media contexts. Finally, Part VI draws on the work of Levinas and Deleuze to investigate a philosophical view of the mask that addresses memory and ethics within intersubjective relationships. Questioning the contemporary world, using communication, sociology, visual culture, and philosophical theory, the volume provides a pedagogical and formative perspective on the mask.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Luisa Magalhaes is Assistant Professor at the Catholic University of Portugal, and editor of 'Toys and Communication' (2018)
Candido Oliveira Martins is Associate Professor at the Catholic University of Portugal.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3031166752
• ISBN 13: 9783031166754
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 372
• Éditeur: Magalhães Luísa, Martins Cândido Oliveira
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