"ALMOST ME"

This will soon be a site devoted to my art history project.
Here is a general outline:
A. THE ULTIMATE VOYEUR
B. THE IDEAL ME: CULTURE AND CONFORMITY
C. CONSTRUCTION OF APPEARANCE: DECONSRUCTION OF SELF??
"Homo sapiens, the first truly free species, is about to decommission natural selection, the force that made
us.... Soon we must look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become."
Edward O. Wilson
Consilience, The Unity of Knowledge
There has been an exponential increase in technological advancement.
With this increase, we can now create and view our "ideal selves." The
ideal self, however, is a cultural construction. It is now faster and easier
to "enhance" the body. I believe two things will emerge as
a result of this technological advancement: gender differences will become more prevelant
and stereotypic, and there will be increasing debate over where the identity of a person actually lies.
Favorite Links
 
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Fashion makeover
You can view yourself, and maybe see what you'd look like if you did lose that 10 pounds

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Plastic Surgery Gallore
Want a specialist in body conformity?

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Brave New World
Check out this take on what the future may hold

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