Blizny – między pięknem a brzydotą. Kulturowa percepcja blizny
Scars – Between beauty and ugliness. Cultural perception of the scar

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to outline the cultural perception of scars based on the analysis of survey results and narrations collected during in-depth interviews. Katarzyna Bem-Kukulska presents an elaborate division of scars and discusses the borderline and ambivalence of this phenomenon in relation to the concepts of beauty and ugliness. The key to defining scars turns out to be the origin of their appearance and the assessment of the society.

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