Body Prism

Brand, B. (2023). Body prism: An exploration of aesthetic embodied ageing [In preparation, doctoral dissertation]. University of Kent.

Jablonski N. (2021). The evolution of human skin pigmentation involved the interactions of genetic, environmental, and cultural variablesPigment Cell Melanoma Research.

Jablonski, N. (2020). Skin color and race. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

Jablonski, N. (2017). The anthropology of skin colors: An examination of the evolution of skin pigmentation and the concepts of race and skin of color. In N. Vashi & H. Maibach (Eds.). Dermatoanthropology of ethnic skin and hair, (pp. 1-11).

Jablonski, N. and Chaplin, G. (2017). The colours of humanity: the evolution of pigmentation in the human lineage. Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

The philosophy of Aesthetics…

Berleant, A. (2015). Aesthetic sensibility. Ambiance: International journal of sensory environment, architecture and urban space.

Eco, U. (2007). On ugliness.

Leddy, T. (2012). The extraordinary in the ordinary: The aesthetics of everyday life. Broadview Press.

Light, A., & Smith, J. (Eds.). (2005). The aesthetics of everyday life. Columbia University Press.

Mandoki, K. (2007). Everyday aesthetics: Prosaics, the play of culture and social identities. Aldershot and Burlington.

Mandoki, K. (2015). The indispensable excess of the aesthetic: Evolution of sensibility in nature. Lexington Books.

Shusterman, R. (2012). Thinking through the body: Essays in somaesthetics. Cambridge University Press.

White logic, white methods

Handley, G., Kubota, J. T., & Cloutier, J. (2023). Reading the mind in the eyes of Black and White people: Interracial contact and perceived race affects brain activity when inferring mental states. NeuroImage269, 119910.

Jovchelovitch, S. (2019). Knowledge in context: Representations, community and culture. Routledge.

Jovchelovitch, S. (2001). Social representations, public life and social construction.

Moscovici, S. (2001). Social representations: Explorations in social psychology. Polity Press.

Zuberi, T., & Bonilla-Silva, E. (Eds.). (2008). White logic, white methods: Racism and methodology. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Our body is aesthetic & functional…

Don’t Shock Me: Madalyn’s law USA/NJ petition.

Lauren Wasser – Shocking TRUE Story: “I Lost Both Of My Legs Because Of A Tampon” (Health Warning). Diary of a CEO: Steven Bartlett (youtube).

Toxic shock syndrome – National Health Service (NHS).

Probiotic combo stops bacteria that cause toxic shock syndrome. Science Daily.

Schlievert, P. M., Gaitán, A. V., Kilgore, S. H., Roe, A. L., Maukonen, J., Lehtoranta, L., … & Marsman, D. S. (2023). Inhibition of Toxic Shock Syndrome-Associated Staphylococcus aureus by Probiotic LactobacilliMicrobiology Spectrum, e01735-23.

Sexuality + physical attractiveness…

Avalos, L., Tylka, T. L., & Wood-Barcalow, N. (2005). The body appreciation scale: Development and psychometric evaluationBody image2(3), 285-297.

Cash, T. F. (2012). Encyclopedia of body image and human appearance. Academic Press..

Grogan, S. (2021). Body image: Understanding body dissatisfaction in men, women and children. Routledge.

Quittkat, H. L., Hartmann, A. S., Düsing, R., Buhlmann, U., & Vocks, S. (2019). Body dissatisfaction, importance of appearance, and body appreciation in men and women over the lifespanFrontiers in psychiatry10, 864.

Vossbeck-Elsebusch, A. N., Waldorf, M., Legenbauer, T., Bauer, A., Cordes, M., & Vocks, S. (2014). German version of the Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire–Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS): confirmatory factor analysis and validationBody image11(3), 191-200.

Psychological expectations +…

Allport, G. W. (1954). The nature of prejudice. Perseus Publishing.

Levy, B. (2009). Stereotype embodiment: A psychosocial approach to agingCurrent directions in psychological science18(6), 332-336.

Levy, B. R., Slade, M. D., & Kasl, S. V. (2002). Longitudinal benefit of positive self-perceptions of aging on functional healthThe Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences57(5), P409-P417.

Mead, G. H. (1934). Mind, self, and society. Chicago: University of Chicago press.

Merton, R. K. (1968). Social theory and social structure. Simon and Schuster.