Identity
Zygmunt Baumanphysiognomy- the study of physical features.
the closer to the vertical your brow, upper lip and chin line up, the more intelligent you are. (racism)
Chris Ofili, holy virgin Mary- deals with black identity in his work. uses lumps of elephant dung in his work. shown in metropolitan museum in new york. outrage at the fact he portrayed the virgin media as black.
Douglas kellner- media culture:culture studies, identity and politics between the modern and post modern 1992
.pre modern identity- personal identity is stable defined by long standing roles
.modern identity- modern societies begin to offer a wider range of social roles.
possibility to start choosing your identity rather than simply being born into it
.post modern identity- accepts a fragmented self identity is constructed.
post modern identities- secure identities. farm worker, land worker, soldier the state, factory worker industrial capitalism, housewife patriarchy, gentleman patriarchy, hunsband-wife marriage/church
modern identity
Charles Baudelaire- the painter of modern life- introduces the concept of the 'flaneur' (gentleman stroller) never writes about a 'flaneurse' (female version) woman is always his accessory on a mans arm not the object. Walking around in the middle of the day for no reason shows they have time on their hands means your rich enough that you don't have to go to work.
Gustave Caillebotte (1848 - 94),
Le Pont de l’Europe, 1876
Gustave Caillebotte (1848 - 94),
Paris Street, Rainy Day, 1877
Thorstein Veblen- theory of leisure class- conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentlemen of leisure.
Geor Simmel- writes about fashion in a term of defining identities, trickle down theory, emulation, distinction, the 'mask of fashion'
people want to align themselves with the upper classes so they wear cheaper versions of what the rich people wear. Then the upper class start wearing something else so the poorer people follow. no longer trickle down its bubble up. - street fashion being re made into something they sell for hundred of pounds.
'the feeling of isolation is rarely as decisive and intense when one actually finds oneself physically alone, as when one is a stranger without relations among many physically close persons at a party, on the train, or in the traffic of a large city.'- Simmel
'The separation of the subject from the object of life'
Michel Foucault- discourse analysis
identity is constructed out of the discourses culturally available to us.
possible discourse- age class gender nationality race/ethnicity, sexual orientation,
discourse- a set of recurring statements that define a particular cultural 'object' (e.g. madness, criminality, sexuality) and provide concepts and terms through which such an object can be studied and discussed' Cavallaro
martin parr, new brighton, merseyside, from the last resort,1983-86. , ascot - lower classes pretending to be upperclass.
identity page 52- Bauman- society reminds one of a particularly shrewd cunning and pokerfaced player in the flame of life, cheating of given a chance flouting rules whenever possible.
nationality- think of England, think of Germany. english perceptions of germans.
much of the press coverage centred around accusations of misogamy because of the imagery of a semi naked, staggering and brutalised women in conjunction with the word 'rape' in the title but McQueen claimed that the rape was of Scotland, not the individual models as the theme shows was the jacobite rebellion- Alexander McQueen, highland rape collection, autumn winter
Vivian Westwood anglomania collection. uses tartan.
las vegas- Venice, New york, Egypt, Disney land, mini versions of different countries, do you even need to go anywhere else.
'i didn't like Europe as much as disney world. at disney world all the countries are much closer together and they just show you the best of each country.'
race/ethnicity, chris ofili, no woman no cry, - murder of Stevie Laurence- black hate crime. racial stereotypes white people might impose.
captain shit and the legend of the black stars. no black super heroes. He realised there were no black superheroes so he thought how would white people portray a black superhero so came up with that.
from signs that say what you want them to say and signs that say what someone else wants you to say- gillian wearing.
its a jungle out there- some people thought this migh thane been racist because he put a black model in animal skins and put horns of her etc. he made a pout he was drawing attention to the fact theres not a lot of black models.
Emily Bates was abused for having red hair. She believed that people saw nothing more than her hair. So she decided to make a dress from her own hair.
saint mary magdaline -titan-had red hair and she was thought to be a prostitute- maybe that is where all the stigma comes from.
gender and secuality- wilson E 1985, adorned in dreams:fashion and modernity, london IB taurus page 94. secret hatred of women but forcing them into exaggerated ridiculer hideous clothed.
flapper, 1925, frowned upon to show knees and short hair. la gar cone women vs man
androgyny 1920s style from punch magazine.
masquerade and the mask of femininity, Cindy Sherman, untitled film stills 1977-80. stereotles of femininity in films
post modern theory- identity can be constructed through our social experience
Erving Goffman, the presentation of self in everyday life
Goffman saw life as theatre made up of encounter sand performances
for Goffman the self is a series of facades
Zygmunt Bauman- yes identity is revealed to us only as
introspection is as disappearing act faced with moments alone in there cars on the street or at supermarket checkouts more and more people do not collect their thoughts but scan their mobile phones for shreds of evidence that somebody needs of wants them.
i think therefore i am- i shop therefore i am. what you buy where you go. sponsored Selfridges sales.
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