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1 online resource (x, 306 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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'. |
Contents |
'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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Feminism.
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Feminism. |
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Celebrities.
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Celebrities. |
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Feminism and literature.
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Feminism and literature. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General. |
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Film: styles & genres. |
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Publishing industry & book trade. |
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Media studies. |
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Film, TV & radio. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Feminism. |
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Women's movement. |
Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Anthea, 1972- Celebrity and the feminist blockbuster. London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] 9781137373335 (DLC) 2016956393 (OCoLC)946967869 |
ISBN |
9781137373342 (electronic book) |
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1137373342 (electronic book) |
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9781137373442 (electronic book [incorrect check digit]) |
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9781137373335 (hardback) |
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1137373334 (hardback) |
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