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Celebrity and the feminist blockbuster

Summary: In this book-length study of celebrity feminism, Anthea Taylor convincingly argues that the most visible feminists in the mediasphere have been authors of bestselling works of non-fiction: feminist 'blockbusters'.

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  • ISBN: 9781137373442
  • ISBN: 9781137373335
  • ISBN: 1137373334
  • ISBN: 9781137373342
  • ISBN: 1137373342
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 306 pages)
    remote
    Computer data.
  • Publisher: London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan published by Springer Nature, [2016]

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General Note:
CatMonthString:april.22
Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 'Blockbuster' Feminism and Celebrification -- The 1960s/1970s Blockbuster and Ongoing Feminist Stardom -- Helen Gurley Brown: Prototypical Celebrity Feminism, Cultural Intermediaries, and Agency -- Betty Friedan: The 'Mother' of Feminism, Self-fashioning, and the Celebrity Mystique -- Gremaine Greer: 'The Star Feminism Had to Have', Unruliness, and Adaptable Celebrity -- The New Bestsellers, Online Media, and Branding Feminism in the Twenty-first Century -- Naomi Wolf: Twitter and the Transformation of 'Third wave' Celebrity -- Sheryl Sandberg and Roxane Gay: The Limits and Possibilities of Contemporary Blockbuster Feminism -- Amy Poehler and Lena Dunham: Celebrity Memoirs, Comedy, and Digital Activism -- Conclusion: The Future of Celebrity Feminism - Contemporary Celebrity Culture, the Blockbuster, and Feminist Star Studies.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:
Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Celebrities
Feminism and literature
Feminism
Celebrities
Feminism and literature
Feminism
Film, TV & radio
Film: styles & genres
Media studies
Publishing industry & book trade
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Cultural and Media Studies
Film and Television Studies
Genre
Printing and Publishing
Social Media
Multi-User.
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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