The Politics of Beauty

International conference "Beauty and the State: Bodily Self-Making, Citizenship, and the Politics of Belonging" will be held at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Freie Universität Berlin from July 19-21, 2023. What is the relationship between body image, beauty ideals, and state-level politics? This question will be the focal point of an international conference, "Beauty and the State," held at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Freie Universität Berlin. Taking place from July 19-21, 2023, the conference will provide a framework in which researchers from across the globe can discuss the political dimensions of human bodies, perceptions of beauty, and beauty norms. For example, the question of why China is investing millions of dollars of public money in beauty pageants, salons, and training initiatives while, at the same time, censoring androgynous men on social media. The decolonization of beauty ideals in Brazil will also be a topic of discussion. The conference is being organized by Professor Claudia Liebelt and Anne Kukuczka, social and cultural anthropologists at Freie Universität Berlin. Those interested in attending the English-language conference can sign up using the following link:  GKS@polsoz.fu-berlin.de.