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Rebellious bodies : stardom, citizenship, and the new body politics /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2017.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.