Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics
Author:   Russell Meeuf
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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Pages:   248
Publication Date:   28 March 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Rebellious Bodies: Stardom, Citizenship, and the New Body Politics


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Author:   Russell Meeuf
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781477311806


ISBN 10:   1477311807
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   28 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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"""A highly engaging book that makes a smart and important contribution to star and celebrity studies, and to scholarship on twenty-first-century Hollywood and the cultural politics of identity."" * Cinema Journal *"


A highly engaging book that makes a smart and important contribution to star and celebrity studies, and to scholarship on twenty-first-century Hollywood and the cultural politics of identity. * Cinema Journal *


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

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