Eyeliner : a cultural history / Zahra Hankir.
"From the acclaimed editor of Our Women on the Ground comes a dazzling exploration of the intersections of beauty and power around the globe, told through the lens of an iconic cosmetic. From the distant past to the present, with fingers and felt-tipped pens, metallic powders and gel pots, huma...
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| Other title: | Cultural history |
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| Language: | English |
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[New York, New York] :
Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Liner notes
- The beautiful one has arrived : Nefertiti and the dawn of kohl
- People of the taboo : Worso and the Wodaabe
- Eye paint as resistance : Sormeh in Iran
- Pirates of Petra : kohl in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Not a costume : cat eye in Chola culture
- The eye dance : Kathakali and Kajal in Kerala
- Geisha gaze : Mebari in Kyoto
- "Naked without it" : drag and the transformative power of eyeliner
- Back to black : Amy Winehouse and liner in the public eye
- #GraphicLiner : eyeliner in the age of influencers.