1st Edition
Discourses of Perfection Representing Cosmetic Procedures and Beauty Products in UK Lifestyle Magazines
By Anne-Mette Hermans
Copyright 2021
190 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
26 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores editorial and advertising discourses related to cosmetic procedures and beauty products and services in UK lifestyle magazines, offering a holistic perspective on the normalisation of cosmetic procedures and the societal context in which particular perceptions have flourished.
The volume examines the societal climate that contributed to cultural perceptions of the... Read more
1. Creating and selling the malleable body 2. Cosmetic procedures 3. Methodology and project 4. Cosmetic procedures and beauty products/services in editorials and advertising 5. Cosmetic procedures and beauty products/services in advertising – General 6. Cosmetic procedures and beauty products/services in advertising – Medical and commercial aspects 7. Blurring boundaries 8. Negotiating masculinities in the beauty market 9. Concluding remarks
Biography
Anne-Mette Hermans is Lecturer in Media and Communication at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
