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Department of Anthropology and Sociology

Ms Caitlin Robinson

BAH Political Studies (Queen's), MPhil Social and Cultural Anthropology (Oxon)

Overview

Caitlin Robinson
Name:
Ms Caitlin Robinson
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Thesis title:
Beauty Works: Cosmetic Surgery and Narratives of the Body Beautiful in Beirut (working title).
Year of Study:
3rd year
Internal Supervisors

Biography

The body, cosmetic surgery, beauty ideals, femininities, masculinities, post-war societies.

PhD Publications

  • "Everyone's a celebrity in Beirut: DJ-ography at a Rooftop Nightclub", Dancecult Special Issue: Nightlife Fieldwork (forthcoming publication)

PhD Conferences

  • EASA Biennial Conference 2012: Uncertainty and Disquiet, Nanterre, France
    Anxiety at the Top Panel: "Ideal bodies and anxious selves: aesthetic surgery and social distinction in Beirut"
  • Beauty: Exploring Critical Issues, 3rd Global Conference, 2012, Oxford, United Kingdom
    Encounters with Beauty Past and Present Panel: "City of Spectacle: Ideal Forms of Beauty and Body Modification in Beirut"

PhD Affiliations

  • Visiting Research Associate, Center for Behavioral Research (CBR), American University of Beirut