Makeover TV - 9780822345688
Un libro in lingua di Weber Brenda R. edito da Duke Univ Pr, 2009
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Based on her analysis of more than 2,500 hours of makeover TV, Weber argues that the much-desired After-body speaks to and makes legible broader cultural narratives about selfhood, citizenship, celebrity, and Americanness. Although makeovers are directed at both male and female viewers, their gendered logic requires that feminized subjects submit to the controlling expertise wielded by authorities. The genre does not tolerate ambiguity. Conventional (middle-class, white, ethnically anonymous, heterosexual) femininity is the goal of makeovers for women. When subjects are male, makeovers often compensate for perceived challenges to masculine independence by offering men narrative options for resistance or control. Foregoing a binary model of power and subjugation, Weber provides an account of makeover television that is as appreciative as it is critical. She reveals the makeover show as a rich and complicated text that expresses cultural desires and fears through narratives of selfhood.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Makeover TV
- Sottotitolo: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Weber Brenda R.
- Editore: Duke Univ Pr
- Collana: Duke Univ Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Ottobre '09
- Genere: PERFORMING ARTS
- Argomenti : Makeover television programs United States Makeover television programs Social aspects United States Self-realization Social aspects United States
- Pagine: 324
- Peso gr: 498
- Dimensioni mm: 234 x 152 x 25
- ISBN-10: 0822345684
- EAN-13: 9780822345688