Skin Studies: Past, Present and Future. (June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lafrance, Marc
• Other Names: Lafrance Marc guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Body & society. Volume 24:Number 1/2(2018)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 32
• Publication Date: 2018-06
• Subjects: body -- embodiment -- skin -- subjectivity -- surface; Human body -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; 306.4613
• DOI: 10.1177/1357034X18763065
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1357-034X

Abstract

In this article, I introduce the critical study of the skin in three parts. I start with a reflection on what makes the skin such a suggestive and, arguably, special phenomenon. I then provide a brief overview of the key works, recurring themes and ongoing debates that characterize the skin studies subfield. And finally, I end with a presentation of the articles that make up Body and Society 's special issue on the skin, taking care to highlight how they both contribute to the subfield as it currently stands while orienting it towards new questions, concerns and challenges.