Bilder von Gesichtern sind immer interpretiert und entworfen. Sie setzen weniger die konkrete Person in Szene als vielmehr das, was an ihr als bedeutsam erachtet wird. Seit Jahrhunderten konzentrieren sich auf dem Gesicht vielfältigste Deutungen, Ansprüche, Wünsche und Zuschreib…
The face, being prominent and visible, is the foremost marker of a person's identity as well as their major tool of communication. Facial disfigurements, congenital or acquired, not only erase these significant capacities, but since ancient times, they have been conjured up as o…
"Gabriela Stoicea examines how the incidence and role of physical descriptions in German novels changed between 1771 and 1929 in response to developments in the study of the human face and body. As well as engaging the tools and methods of literary analysis, the study uses a cul…
What is a face and how does it relate to personhood? Approaching Facial Difference: Past and Present offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the many ways in which faces have been represented in the past and present, focusing on the issue of facial difference and disfiguremen…
What is a face and how does it relate to personhood? Approaching Facial Difference: Past and Present offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the many ways in which faces have been represented in the past and present, focusing on the issue of facial difference and disfiguremen…