Russell Meeuf

Rebellious Bodies

Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the body politics surrounding stars Melissa McCarthy, Gabourey Sidibe, Peter Dinklage, Danny Trejo, Betty White, and Laverne Cox, this book reveals how non-normative celebrity bodies address cultural anxieties about pressing social and political issues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Briscoe Ctr for Amer History Ut-Austin
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9781477311813
• ISBN-10: 1477311815
• Artikelnr.: 46603727

Autorenporträt

RUSSELL MEEUF is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Media at the University of Idaho.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgments
* Introduction: Star Bodies and the Politics of Inclusion
* 1. Melissa McCarthy: Class and Corpulence in the Obesity Epidemic Era
* 2. Gabourey Sidibe: Obesity and Postracial Femininity
* 3. Peter Dinklage: Meritocracy and the World’s Sexiest Dwarf
* 4. Danny Trejo: Latino Action Stardom and the Shifting Borders of
Whiteness
* 5. Betty White: Bawdy Grandmas, Aging in America, and “Prefeminist”
Fantasies
* 6. Conclusion: Laverne Cox, Trans Women, and the Limits of Neoliberal
Citizenship
* Notes
* Selected Bibliography
* Index