ISBN:
9781793646972
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages)
Series Statement:
Communication Perspectives in Popular Culture Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als One size does not fit all
DDC:
128/.6
Keywords:
Human body in mass media
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book explores how popular culture texts represent and focus on the body and how this focus exacerbates the potential for these representations to serve as a crucial social influence on audiences. Contributors examine a diverse set of bodies across the media spectrum and open the door for further research in this area.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- References -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- What to Expect -- References -- Part I: Lizzo -- Chapter 2: Auntie Sam Rocks the Vote! The Embodied Politics of Lizzo in the 2020 U.S. Election -- Dressed Bodies as Political -- The Vote Dress at the Billboard Music Awards -- Instagram Politics and Embodied Voting as Auntie Sam -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Feelin' Good as Hell?: The Influence of Cardi B. and Lizzo's Music Videos on College-Aged Women's Perceptions of Beauty, Sexism, and Sexualization -- Beauty Standards -- Sexism, Sexualization, and Self-Sexualization in the Media and Music Videos -- Music of the Rebel: Hip-Hop -- Cardi B.'s "Money" -- Lizzo's "Juice" -- Beauty and Self-Sexualization in Female-Led Hip-Hop Music Videos -- Method -- Participants -- Data Collection -- Procedure -- Data Analysis -- Findings -- Individual Perceptions of Beauty and Sexism -- Beauty in Everyday Life vs. the Media -- Sexism in Everyday Life -- Cardi B., Lizzo, and the Media's Influence -- Self-Sexualization, Empowerment, and Body Positivity in Female-Led Music Videos -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Social Media -- Chapter 4: "This is the Kind of Influencer We Want to See!": A Study of Body Representation among Instagram Influencers -- Visibility Labor and Personal Branding -- Gender Identity and Self-Presentation -- Micro-celebrity/Influencer Female Body and Body Positivity -- Anti-Fandom -- Method -- Research Design -- Ethical Considerations -- Analysis and Discussion of Findings -- Audience Perception of Reality over the Influencer Female Body -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5: Accidental Culture Jamming: Celeste Barber and the Juxtaposition between the Real and Ideal Body.
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