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Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics
Russell Meeuf
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Description for Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 681.
Celebrity culture today teems with stars who challenge long-held ideas about a normal body. Plus-size and older actresses are rebelling against the cultural obsession with slender bodies and youth. Physically disabled actors and actresses are moving beyond the stock roles and stereotypes that once constrained their opportunities. Stars of various races and ethnicities are crafting new narratives about cultural belonging, while transgender performers are challenging our culture's assumptions about gender and identity. But do these new players in contemporary entertainment media truly signal a new acceptance of body diversity in popular culture? Focusing ... Read more
Celebrity culture today teems with stars who challenge long-held ideas about a normal body. Plus-size and older actresses are rebelling against the cultural obsession with slender bodies and youth. Physically disabled actors and actresses are moving beyond the stock roles and stereotypes that once constrained their opportunities. Stars of various races and ethnicities are crafting new narratives about cultural belonging, while transgender performers are challenging our culture's assumptions about gender and identity. But do these new players in contemporary entertainment media truly signal a new acceptance of body diversity in popular culture? Focusing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
680g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477311813
SKU
V9781477311813
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99-1
About Russell Meeuf
Russell Meeuf is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Media at the University of Idaho.
Reviews for Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics
A highly engaging book that makes a smart and important contribution to star and celebrity studies, and to scholarship on twenty-first-century Hollywood and the cultural politics of identity.
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