Experiments in skin: race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam
In Experiments in Skin Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu examines the ongoing influence of the Vietnam War on contemporary ideas about race and beauty. Framing skin as the site around which these ideas have been formed, Tu foregrounds the histories of militarism in the production of US biomedical knowledge and co...
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Zusammenfassung: | In Experiments in Skin Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu examines the ongoing influence of the Vietnam War on contemporary ideas about race and beauty. Framing skin as the site around which these ideas have been formed, Tu foregrounds the histories of militarism in the production of US biomedical knowledge and commercial cosmetics. She uncovers the efforts of wartime scientists in the US Military Dermatology Research Program to alleviate the environmental and chemical risks to soldiers' skin. These dermatologists sought relief for white soldiers while denying that African American soldiers and Vietnamese civilians were also vulnerable to harm. Their experiments led to the development of pharmaceutical cosmetics, now used by women in Ho Chi Minh City to tend to their skin, and to grapple with the damage caused by the war's lingering toxicity. In showing how the US military laid the foundations for contemporary Vietnamese consumption of cosmetics and practices of beauty, Tu shows how the intersecting histories of militarism, biomedicine, race, and aesthetics become materially and metaphorically visible on skin |
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spelling | Tu, Thuy Linh Nguyen Verfasser (DE-588)1165531135 aut Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu Durham ; London Duke University Press 2021 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 230 Seiten) Illustrationen txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier In Experiments in Skin Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu examines the ongoing influence of the Vietnam War on contemporary ideas about race and beauty. Framing skin as the site around which these ideas have been formed, Tu foregrounds the histories of militarism in the production of US biomedical knowledge and commercial cosmetics. She uncovers the efforts of wartime scientists in the US Military Dermatology Research Program to alleviate the environmental and chemical risks to soldiers' skin. These dermatologists sought relief for white soldiers while denying that African American soldiers and Vietnamese civilians were also vulnerable to harm. Their experiments led to the development of pharmaceutical cosmetics, now used by women in Ho Chi Minh City to tend to their skin, and to grapple with the damage caused by the war's lingering toxicity. In showing how the US military laid the foundations for contemporary Vietnamese consumption of cosmetics and practices of beauty, Tu shows how the intersecting histories of militarism, biomedicine, race, and aesthetics become materially and metaphorically visible on skin Geschichte gnd rswk-swf SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies bisacsh Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam Medicine, Preventive Vietnam Skin Diseases Vietnam Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Medical care Kosmetik (DE-588)4032551-9 gnd rswk-swf Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 gnd rswk-swf Dermatologie (DE-588)4135648-2 gnd rswk-swf Rasse Motiv (DE-588)4254018-5 gnd rswk-swf Militär (DE-588)4039305-7 gnd rswk-swf Chemischer Krieg (DE-588)4069943-2 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 s Militär (DE-588)4039305-7 s Chemischer Krieg (DE-588)4069943-2 s Dermatologie (DE-588)4135648-2 s Kosmetik (DE-588)4032551-9 s Rasse Motiv (DE-588)4254018-5 s Geschichte z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover 978-1-4780-1066-1 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Paperback 978-1-4780-1177-4 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781478013136 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
spellingShingle | Tu, Thuy Linh Nguyen Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies bisacsh Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam Medicine, Preventive Vietnam Skin Diseases Vietnam Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Medical care Kosmetik (DE-588)4032551-9 gnd Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 gnd Dermatologie (DE-588)4135648-2 gnd Rasse Motiv (DE-588)4254018-5 gnd Militär (DE-588)4039305-7 gnd Chemischer Krieg (DE-588)4069943-2 gnd |
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title | Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam |
title_auth | Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam |
title_exact_search | Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam |
title_full | Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu |
title_fullStr | Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu |
title_full_unstemmed | Experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu |
title_short | Experiments in skin |
title_sort | experiments in skin race and beauty in the shadows of vietnam |
title_sub | race and beauty in the shadows of Vietnam |
topic | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies bisacsh Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam Medicine, Preventive Vietnam Skin Diseases Vietnam Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Medical care Kosmetik (DE-588)4032551-9 gnd Vietnamkrieg (DE-588)4063516-8 gnd Dermatologie (DE-588)4135648-2 gnd Rasse Motiv (DE-588)4254018-5 gnd Militär (DE-588)4039305-7 gnd Chemischer Krieg (DE-588)4069943-2 gnd |
topic_facet | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam Medicine, Preventive Vietnam Skin Diseases Vietnam Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Chemical warfare Health aspects Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Medical care Kosmetik Vietnamkrieg Dermatologie Rasse Motiv Militär Chemischer Krieg USA |
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