Body shots : Hollywood and the culture of eating disorders / Emily Fox-Kales.

Author/creator Fox-Kales, Emily, 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : Excelsior Editions, State University of New York Press, ©2011.
Descriptionx, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : screen bodies and eating disorders -- Body identifications : the movie screen and the mirror -- Celebrity bodies -- Body mastery and the ideology of fitness -- Body transformation : ugly ducklings, swans and movie makeovers -- Body stigmatization : fat suits and big mamas -- Teen bodies : valley girls and middle-school vamps -- Alternative visions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010031821
ISBN9781438435282 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1438435282

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Joyner General Stacks PN1995.9.B62 F69 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold