Postfeminist Celebrity and Motherhood - Brand Mom

Informationen zum Autor Jorie Lagerwey is a lecturer in television studies at University College Dublin, Ireland. Her research interests include gender, celebrity, genre, and religion on television and other digital media. Her work has appeared in Cinema Journal , Studies in Popular Culture , Spectator , Flowtv.org and elsewhere. Zusammenfassung This book analyzes the intersections of celebrity, self-branding, and "mommy" culture, examining how images of celebrity moms playing versions of themselves on reality television, social media, gossip sites, and self-branded retail outlets negotiate the complex demands of postfeminism and the current fashion for heroic, labor intensive parenting. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Brand Mom: Celebrity, Branding, and Postfeminist Mommy Culture 1. Branding Baby: Incorporating Conception and Pregnancy into the Self-Brand 2. Bravo Brand Motherhood: Negotiating the Impossibilities of Postfeminism 3. From Honest to GOOP: Lifestyle Brands and Celebrity Motherhood 4. TLC’s Religious Moms: Branding Motherhood with Faith 5. Looking Forward: Cracks in the Foundation of Postfeminism and Mommy Culture

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jorie Lagerwey, Jorie (University College Dublin Lagerwey, Lagerwey Jorie
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138640382
• ISBN: 978-1-138-64038-2
• Pagine: 144
• Serie: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Mediologia; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Sociology: family & relationships, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Sociology: family and relationships