Amending the Abject Body: Aesthetic Makeovers in Medicine and Culture

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Objectification and False Consciousness 6 Abjection, Agency, and Identification 11 Chapter 1: Abjection 17 Pain 22 Communication and Expulsion 25 Transgression, Identification, and Community 28 Chapter 2: Normalizing the Body 35 The Scar 36 Body Loathing 39 Industry Success 42 Universal Beauty 46 Chapter 3: Outside-In 55 Chapter 4: “I’m Doing It for Me” 65 “Ana’s Aloha Body” 73 “Fatima’s Flawless Nose” 75 “Light in Jodi’s Eyes” 78 vii Chapter 5: Making Over Abjection 83 Positive Thinking 84 Updating and Upgrading 86 Freedom of Choice 87 Passing 93 Happy Aging 97 Conclusion 105 Notes 113 Works Cited 137 Index 149 viii Contents ...