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