Staring How We Look

Name: Staring How We Look
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ISBN: 9780195326802

ISBN-10: 0195326806

ISBN-13: 9780195326802

Edition: 2009

Authors: Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Rosemarie Garland Thomson

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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 somevisual stimuli irresistible? Why does staring produce so much anxiety? Drawing on examples from art, media, fashion, history and memoir, Garland-Thomson defines staring, explores the factors that motivate it, and…

Book details

List price: $41.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/17/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.13" wide x 5.87" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English




About Staring



Why Do We Stare?



What Is Staring?



Staring: A Physical Response



Staring: A Cultural History



Staring: A Social Relationship



Staring: Knowledge Gathering



Don't Stare



Staring: Getting into Trouble



Staring: Bad Manners



Staring: Rules and Rebellion



Starers and Starees



Looking Away, Staring Back



Scenes of Staring



Staring at Faces



Staring at Hands



Staring at Bodies



Staring at Breasts



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