Fieldwork experience
By Narges Pirhayati Managing My Appearance in the Field During my fieldwork with cosmetic surgeons in Tehran/Iran, I realized that my appearance was not a
23 April 2025
By Narges Pirhayati Managing My Appearance in the Field During my fieldwork with cosmetic surgeons in Tehran/Iran, I realized that my appearance was not a
By Narges Pirhayati Beauty Standards and Identity in The Substance The film The Substance explores an identity crisis related to the body. It shows
By Emmanuel Narh “Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself – younger, more beautiful, more perfect?” This haunting question opens “The
By Carolina Rabasa Rucki ‘Sweety, plastics is just good grooming’ The Neon Demon (2016) directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Elle Fanning (Jesse) portrays
All five PhD researchers are now doing their fieldwork. On this blog, they share their research impressions in short vignettes. Sanne Pieters discusses the Basic
All five PhD researchers are now doing their fieldwork. On this blog, they share their research impressions in short vignettes. Sanne Pieters follows the Basic
In 2022, Giselinde published an article in which she explained how and why beauty become so important in today’s society. Following sociologists Norbert Elias, but
All five PhD researchers are now doing their fieldwork. On this blog, they share their research impressions in short vignettes. Carolina Rabasa Rucki looks at the hairstyle of former president Cristina de Kirchner to show how beauty is politics in Buenos Aires
In the first episode of the Connected World podcast series, Giselinde discusses the important of beauty today with Dutch journalist Doortje Smithuijsen