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'Facing' identity in a 'Faceless' society : physiognomy, facial appearance and identity perception in eighteenth-century London

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Woods, Kathryn (2017) 'Facing' identity in a 'Faceless' society : physiognomy, facial appearance and identity perception in eighteenth-century London. Cultural and Social History, 14 (2). pp. 137-153. doi:10.1080/14780038.2017.1290998

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Abstract

English men and women confronted many new questions about the relationship between identity and appearance during the eighteenth century. How did the face reveal information about a person’s character, morality, health, class, gender, nationality and race? How should faces be perceived in forms of social interaction?
Could appearances be trusted? Through analysis of physiognomic texts, urban literature, aesthetic treatises, conduct books and cosmetic manuals, this article examines the changing social and cultural meanings attached to the face, and developments in the ways contemporary authors advised it should be ‘read’ as a signifier of character, identity and social difference in eighteenth-century London

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Physiognomy -- London (England) -- 18th century, Identity (Psychology), Expression (Philosophy)
Journal or Publication Title: Cultural and Social History
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1478-0038
Official Date: 1 March 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
1 March 2017Published
31 July 2016Accepted
Volume: 14
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 137-153
DOI: 10.1080/14780038.2017.1290998
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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