Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity (Console-ing Passions)

Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity (Console-ing Passions)

by Brenda R . Weber (Author)

Synopsis

Argues that whether depicting transformations of bodies, trucks, finances, relationships, kids, or homes, makeovers depict a self achievable only in the transition from the 'Before-body' to the 'After-body' filled with confidence, coded with celebrity, and imbued with a renewed faith in the powers of meritocracy.

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20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 338
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 20 Nov 2009

ISBN 10: 0822345684
ISBN 13: 9780822345688