This volume looks at masking and unmasking as indivisible aspects of the same process. It gathers articles from a wide range of disciplines and addresses un/masking both as a historical and a contemporary phenomenon. By highlighting the performative dimensions of un/masking, it challenges dichotomies like depth and surface, authenticity and deception, that play a central role in masks being commonly associated with illusion and dissimulation.
The contributions explore topics such as the relationship between face, mask, and identity in artistic contexts ranging from Surrealist...
This volume looks at masking and unmasking as indivisible aspects of the same process. It gathers articles from a wide range of disciplines and add...