Beauty Ideology in Latin America
While empirical studies provide details about the local practices and interpretations of beauty, it makes sense to discuss Latin American beauty ideology or ideologies in general because of the shared history of colonialism and the way that beauty images travel easily across national borders in this...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Associação Brasileira de Estudos e Pesquisas em Moda (Abepem) |
| Repository: | Revista dObra[s] |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.dobras.emnuvens.com.br:article/708 |
| Online Access: | https://dobras.emnuvens.com.br/dobras/article/view/708 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Beauty embodiment cosmetic surgery race Latin America. Beleza personificação cirurgia cosmética raça América Latina. |
| Summary: | While empirical studies provide details about the local practices and interpretations of beauty, it makes sense to discuss Latin American beauty ideology or ideologies in general because of the shared history of colonialism and the way that beauty images travel easily across national borders in this region today. These images do not dictate, but do inform, the way that women (and men) fashion their bodies in Latin American societies. The purpose of this essay is to develop a theory of Latin American beauty ideologies that is grounded in but moves beyond the empirical research on this topic. Rather than providing an exhaustive typology, I suggest some concepts worth considering, with the aim of stimulating academic debate and discussion. I identify two main aspects of beauty ideology: 1) the embrace of artificiality; and 2) racial mobility. |
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