Beauty and the Beast: Ugly Face of Prejudice

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Beauty and the Beast: Ugly Face of Prejudice is a UK Channel 4 documentary series that investigates the extremes of discrimination against people with facial disfigurement. [1] [2] The series ran from 2011 to 2012. [3] [4] [5]

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Consisting of six episodes, series one was shown in 2011. The series returned for a second season of 4 episodes in 2012.

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References

  1. Channel 4 website section about series Beauty and the Beast: Ugly Face of Prejudice
  2. Talley, H.L. (2014). Saving Face: Disfigurement and the Politics of Appearance. NYU Press. p. 18. ISBN   978-1-4798-4498-2 . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. Pinner, R. (2019). Authenticity and Teacher-Student Motivational Synergy: A Narrative of Language Teaching. Taylor & Francis. p. 185. ISBN   978-1-351-18427-4 . Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ATTILLAH SPRINGER (20 July 2021). "The ugly face of prejudice". Trinidad Guardian. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. Martin Skegg (9 July 2012). "TV highlights 10/07/2012" . Retrieved 29 September 2023.

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