| Smart Living: Lifestyle Media and Popular Expertise Contributor(s): Miller, Toby (Editor), Lewis, Tania (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820486787 ISBN-13: 9780820486789 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $107.97 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Beauty & Grooming - General - Performing Arts | Film - General - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 646.700 |
| LCCN: 2007027971 |
| Series: Popular Culture & Everyday Life, |
| Physical Information: 169 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do the Fab Five from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the Supernanny and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver all have in common? Lifestyle gurus are increasingly intruding on everyday life, directing ordinary people to see themselves as projects that can be made over through embracing an ethos of relentless self-improvement. Smart Living argues that they represent a new form of popular expertise sweeping the world. Written in a lively and accessible manner, the book examines this cult of expertise across a range of media and cultural sites and offers the reader a range of critical tools for understanding the recent emergence of this popular international phenomenon. Smart Living is a must-read for anyone interested in the relationship between popular media culture and contemporary social life. |