Rebellious bodies : stardom, citizenship, and the new body politics /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meeuf, Russell, 1981- (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Human body in popular culture.
Human body > Social aspects.
Human body in mass media.
Body image in motion pictures.
Celebrities in mass media.
Mass media and race relations > United States.
Identity (Psychology)
Corps humain dans la culture populaire.
Corps humain > Aspect social.
Corps humain dans les médias.
Image du corps au cinéma.
Célébrités dans les médias.
Médias et relations raciales > États-Unis.
Identité (Psychologie)
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Body image in motion pictures
Celebrities in mass media
Human body in mass media
Human body in popular culture
Human body > Social aspects
Mass media and race relations
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : star bodies and the politics of inclusion
  • Melissa Mccarthy : class and corpulence in the obesity epidemic era
  • Gabourey Sidibe : obesity and postracial femininity
  • Peter Dinklage : meritocracy and the world's sexiest dwarf
  • Danny Trejo : Latino action stardom and the shifting borders of whiteness
  • Betty White: bawdy grandmas, aging in America, and prefeminist fantasies
  • Conclusion : Laverne Cox, trans women, and the limits of neoliberal citizenship.

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