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Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic

A Foucauldian Perspective on Cosmetic Facial Modification

By: Dr Tony McHugh

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Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic

A Foucauldian Perspective on Cosmetic Facial Modification

By: Dr Tony McHugh

Drawing on studies of surface topography, image editing, and diagnostic and surgical experience, Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic addresses the notion of ‘truth’ in what are considered to be ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ faces, whether in clinical cosmetic procedures or in specific sociocultural contexts outside the clinic. With attention to the manner in which the human face - and often the individual herself or himself as a consequence - is physically defined, conceptually judged, numerically measured and clinically analysed, this book reveals that on closer inspection, supposedly objective and evidential ‘truths’ are in fact subjective and prescriptive. Adopting a Foucauldian analysis of the ways in which ‘normalising technologies’ and ‘techniques’ ultimately preserve and expand upon an increasing array of ‘abnormal’ facial configurations, Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic shows that when determining ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ faces, what happens inside the clinic is inextricably linked to what happens outside the clinic - and vice versa. As such, it will be of interest to scholars and students of social, cultural and political theory, contemporary philosophy and the social scientific study of science, health and technology.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472412192

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9781472412195

The Remaking of the Courts

Less-Adversarial Practice and the Constitutional Role of the Judiciary in Australia

By: Dr Sarah Murray

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The Remaking of the Courts

Less-Adversarial Practice and the Constitutional Role of the Judiciary in Australia

By: Dr Sarah Murray

The Remaking of the Courts: Less-Adversarial Practice and the Constitutional Role of the Judiciary in Australia centres on the changing nature of courts within the Australian constitutional context. In essence, the monograph explores the degree to which less-adversarial innovations and the remodelling of the judicial role can be accommodated within Australia’s constitutional framework. The work draws upon comparative principles, separation of powers, jurisprudence and the theoretical perspectives of constitutionalism and neo-institutionalism. By examining Chapter III of the Commonwealth Constitution, and applying Chapter III approaches to less-adversarial case-studies traversing state and federal fields, the book argues that less-adversarial judicial practices can be broadly accommodated by the Australian constitutional framework. However, the book asserts that the clarity and suitability of the Chapter III constitutional approaches employed would be significantly improved by the adoption of a ‘contextual incompatibility’ methodology which would protect the constitutional role of the courts while not forestalling constitutionally compatible reform.

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320

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Federation Press

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1760020214

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9781760020217

The Casablanca Man

The Cinema of Michael Curtiz

By: Dr James C Robertson,James Robertson

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The Casablanca Man

The Cinema of Michael Curtiz

By: Dr James C Robertson,James Robertson

Michael Curtiz (1888-1962) was without doubt one of the most important directors in film history, yet he has never been granted his deserved recognition and no full-scale work on him has previously been published. The Casablanca Man surveys Curtiz' unequalled mastery over a variety of genres which included biography, comedy, horror, melodrama, musicals, swashbucklers and westerns, and looks at his relationship with the Hollywood studio moguls on the basis of unprecedented archive research at Warner Brothers. Concentrating on Curtiz' best-known films - Casablanca, Angels With Dirty Faces, Mildred Pearce and Captain Blood among them - Robertson explores Curtiz' practical creative struggles and his friendships and rivalries with other film celebrities including Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and James Cagney, and his discovery of future stars. Casablanca Man is the first comprehensive critical exploration of Curtiz' entire career and, linking his European work and his subsequent American work into a coherent whole, Robertson firmly re-establishes Curtiz' true standing in the history of cinema.

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209

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Routledge

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1136158448

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9781136158445

A Book of European Writers

By: Dr. Badal W. Kariye

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A Book of European Writers

By: Dr. Badal W. Kariye

A Book of European Writers A-Z By Country Published on June 12, 2014 in USA.

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721

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Lulu.com

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1312274158

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9781312274150

The Quest for the Melodic Electric Bass

From Jamerson to Spenner

By: Dr Per Elias Drabløs

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The Quest for the Melodic Electric Bass

From Jamerson to Spenner

By: Dr Per Elias Drabløs

The double bass - the preferred bass instrument in popular music during the 1960s - was challenged and subsequently superseded by the advent of a new electric bass instrument. From the mid-1960s and throughout the 1970s, a melismatic and inconsistent approach towards the bass role ensued, which contributed to a major change in how the electric bass was used in performance and perceived in the sonic landscape of mainstream popular music. Investigating the performance practice of the new, melodic role of the electric bass as it appeared (and disappeared) in the 1960s and 1970s, the book turns to the number one songs of the American Billboard Hot 100 charts between 1951 and 1982 as a prime source. Through interviews with players from this era, numerous transcriptions - elaborations of twenty bass related features - are presented. These are juxtaposed with a critical study of four key players, who provide the case-studies for examining the performance practice of the melodic electric bass. This highly original book will be of interest not only to bass players, but also to popular musicologists looking for a way to instigate methodological and theoretical discussions on how to develop popular music analysis.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1472434846

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9781472434845

Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic

A Foucauldian Perspective on Cosmetic Facial Modification

By: Dr Tony McHugh

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A Foucauldian Perspective on Cosmetic Facial Modification

By: Dr Tony McHugh

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Book's by Dr Tony McHugh

Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic

Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic

The Remaking of the Courts

The Remaking of the Courts

The Casablanca Man

The Casablanca Man

A Book of European Writers

A Book of European Writers

The Quest for the Melodic Electric Bass

The Quest for the Melodic Electric Bass

Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic

Faces Inside and Outside the Clinic

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