Extraordinarily ordinary : Us weekly and the rise of reality television celebrity /

"Extraordinarily Ordinary offers a critical analysis of the production of a distinct form of twenty-first century celebrity constructed through the exploding coverage of reality television cast members in Us Weekly magazine, unpacking the ways in which the magazine helped promote a broader inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meyers, Erin A. (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2318006
Table of Contents:
  • The Ordinary and the Extraordinary: Unpacking the Celebrity Image
  • The Labor of Ordinariness: Famous for "Being Yourself"
  • Celebrity Lifestyle Labor: Making the Ordinary Extraordinary
  • Lauren Conrad: Us Weekly and the Extraordinarily Ordinary Celebrity
  • Conclusion: The Future of the Extraordinarily Ordinary Celebrity.