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The Face

By Fay Bound-Alberti

The Face

By Fay Bound-Alberti

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'Utterly fascinating, beautifully written, scholarly yet entertaining' Joanna Lumley A pioneering study into how we interpret faces and what they reveal about us, from a world-renowned cultural historian What's in a face? The face is the only part of the body where all the senses come together and, over the course of human history, has come to represent who we are as individuals. We unlock our phones with facial recognition; we have our faces stamped in our passports; and although our faces may change over the course of our lives - whether through ageing, accident, illness or lifestyle - they remain a foundational marker of identity. In The Face, cultural historian Fay Bound-Alberti explores the ways humans have interpreted faces and how they have shaped our ideas of morality, social hierarchy, psychology and so much more, revealing some of the biases that inform our everyday lives. She charts how new technologies and cultural innovations have transformed our conception of selfhood over time - from the growth of portraiture in the Renaissance and the mass production of mirrors and photography in the nineteenth century, to twenty-first century developments, such as digital avatars and face transplants. Bringing together a wealth of fascinating research, interviews and illuminating personal narratives, Bound-Alberti probes beneath the surface to ask what our faces really say about us.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2026-02-26
Publication Date:
2026-02-26
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0241670713
ISBN13:
9780241670712
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[email protected]
Weight:
474 g
Height:
165 cm
Width:
239 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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