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Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity - Console-ing Passions
Brenda R. Weber
Argues that whether depicting transformations of bodies, trucks, finances, relationships, kids, or homes, makeovers depict a self achievable only in the transition from the 'Before-body' to the 'After-body' filled with confidence, coded with celebrity, and imbued with a renewed faith in the powers of meritocracy.
344 pages, 24 illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 20, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780822345510 |
| Publishers | Duke University Press |
| Pages | 344 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 231 × 25 mm · 612 g |
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