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The Oprah Phenomenon
Harris, Jennifer, Watson, Elwood
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Description for The Oprah Phenomenon
Hardcover. Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. The cultural and economic power that Winfrey wields merits critical evaluation. This book examines the origins of her influential image and its substantial impact on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Editor(s): Harris, Jennifer; Watson, Elwood. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHMC; KNTD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 570.
With a Foreword by Robert J. Thompson Her image is iconic: Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. No longer just a name, "Oprah" has become a brand representing the talk show host's unique style of self-actualizing individualism. The cultural and economic power wielded by Winfrey merits critical evaluation. The contributors to The Oprah Phenomenon examine the origins of her public image and its substantial influence on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Contributors address praise from her many supporters and weigh criticisms from her detractors. Winfrey's ability to create a feeling ... Read more
With a Foreword by Robert J. Thompson Her image is iconic: Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. No longer just a name, "Oprah" has become a brand representing the talk show host's unique style of self-actualizing individualism. The cultural and economic power wielded by Winfrey merits critical evaluation. The contributors to The Oprah Phenomenon examine the origins of her public image and its substantial influence on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Contributors address praise from her many supporters and weigh criticisms from her detractors. Winfrey's ability to create a feeling ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813124261
SKU
V9780813124261
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Ref
99-50
About Harris, Jennifer, Watson, Elwood
Jennifer Harris is assistant professor of English at Mount Allison University, New Brunswick, Canada. She has published articles in several journals, including African American Review and The Journal of American Culture, and books, including Searching the Soul of Ally McBeal: Critical Essays. Elwood Watson, associate professor of history at East Tennessee State University, is the editor of several books, including ... Read more
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