Stories of Oprah the Oprahfication of American culture / edited by Trystan T. Cotten and Kimberly Springer.
| Other author | Cotten, Trystan T., 1968- |
| Other author | Springer, Kimberly, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, |
| Description | xix, 188 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : delineating the contours of the Oprah culture industry / Kimberly Springer -- Oprah the woman, Oprah the empire. Beginnings with O / John Howard -- "I'm everywoman" : Oprah Winfrey and feminist identification / Jennifer L. Rexroat -- New age soul : the gendered translation of new age spirituality on The Oprah Winfrey show / Karlyn Crowley -- Contesting the Oprah experts. Post(ed)structuralism? : Oprah's message boards, soul stories, and the everyday lives of women / Sherra Schick -- Oprah para mujeres Chicanas : a survey of the impact of Oprah's message on Chicanas / Adriana Katzew and Lilia de Katzew -- Confessions from at-risk teens : abstinence, the social construction of promiscuity, and The Oprah Winfrey show / Katherine Gregory -- Oprah goes to Africa : philanthropic consumption and political (dis)engagement / Heather Laine Talley and Monica J. Casper -- The Oprahfication of media. Oprah and the new news / Kathleen Dixon and Kacie Jossart -- The Oprahfication of 9/11 : September 11, the war in Iraq, and The Oprah Winfrey show / Jaap Kooijman -- From the Nobel to Oprah : Toni Morrison, body politics, and Oprah's book club / Edith Frampton -- Lost in translation : irony and contradiction in Harpo's production of Zora Neale Hurston's Their eyes were watching God / Trystan T. Cotten. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009022458 |
| ISBN | 9781604734072 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1604734078 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |