Blush: Faces of Shame

by Elspeth Probyn

Book Overview

With the rise of pride - national pride, gay pride, black pride, fat pride - shame, the "sickness of the soul," has acquired a bad reputation. While the repudiation of some forms and consequences of societal shame are undoubtedly necessary, Elspeth Probyn contends that this emotion is a powerful resource in rethinking who we are and who we want to be. When we blush, we are driven to question what we value about ourselves and why. Blush argues that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816627215
• ISBN13: 9780816627219
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"