The exile of Britney Spears : a tale of 21st century consumption /

"What we consume matters: a conclusion that is making more sense as sustainability and eco-responsibility become part of our everyday cultural conversations. What we fail to realize is that we consume -- unconsciously, continually, and, at times, violently -- much more than food. The Exile of B...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smit, Christopher R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol, UK ; Chicago : Intellect, [2011]
Subjects:
Spears, Britney.
Women singers > United States.
Celebrities in mass media.
Mass media and culture > United States.
Women in popular culture > United States.
Chanteuses > États-Unis.
Célébrités dans les médias.
Médias et culture > États-Unis.
Femmes dans la culture populaire > États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Mass media and culture.
Women in popular culture.
Women singers.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
United States.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Creation. 1. Consuming Towards Exile
  • 2. The Baptists
  • 3. The South
  • 4. The Family
  • 5. Stars, Mickey Mouse and the Ledge of Tomorrow
  • Part II. Consumption. 6. The Universal Woman, Saint or Whore?
  • 7. A New Currency
  • 8. Stuff
  • 9. Snakes
  • 10. The Ease of Digestion
  • Part III. Exile. 11. Exile on Main Street
  • 12. Motherhood
  • 13. The Vagina
  • 14. Disabling Britney
  • 15. The End of the Exile, 'Complex Shit'
  • Epilogue: Naked Again.

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