Hi, Simonetta. Four things come to mind immediately: Levinas on the face of the other, Deleuze and Guattari on faciality, Irving Goffman on facework, and Rosemarie Garland-Thompson's research on facework from within a disability studies framework. Three links to get you started:
https://danieltutt.com/2012/01/26/whats-a-face-why-dismantle-it/ http://sociological-eye.blogspot.com/2013/10/goffman-and-garfinkel-in-intellectual.html http://www.rosemariegarlandthomson.com/publications/#/books/ Good luck! j On Apr 2, 2016, at 8:18 AM, Simonetta Menossi <simonetta.meno...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Frameworks, > > This is Simonetta. I am writing because I need advice. > > I am writing a project proposal about facelessness and namelessness of film > characters in superhero movies and in many other film genres. > > What type of sources (not films for now) would you recommend with which I > could start my research/study? > > Issues of identity and gender are certainly involved. > > Thank you for your help. I truly appreciate it. > > Best wishes, > Simonetta Menossi > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks j/PrM ************************************************* john muse visiting assistant professor of independent college programs haverford college http://www.finleymuse.com http://www.haverford.edu/faculty/jmuse http://haverford.academia.edu/JohnMuse ************************************************* _______________________________________________ FrameWorks mailing list FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
