Could Old Be the New Cool? Shifting Aesthetics of the Aging Body

We often think of “cool” as an imperative of youth. But what does it mean to think of “cool” in relation to the aging body? This essay engages the shifting aesthetics of aging bodies asking what this view of the self and identity signals and in what contexts? In philosophy and political theory aging...

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Main Author: Laurie E. Naranch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2020-05-01
Series:ZoneModa Journal
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Online Access:https://zmj.unibo.it/article/view/10565