Celebrity studies critiques the ways in which celebrity culture constructs discourses of authenticity and disclosure, offering the cultural and economic circulation of the ‘private’ self. Rarely, however, do we turn the spotlight on ourselves as not only scholars of stardom and celebrity, but also part of the audience. Autoethnography has become increasingly important across different disciplines, although its status within media and cultural studies is less visible and secure, not least because the emphasis on personal attachments to media forms may threaten the discipline’s still contested claim to cultural legitimacy. The study of stars and celebrities has often found itself at the ‘lower’ end of this already debased continuum, perhaps making such tensions particularly acute. Based on three personal narratives of engagements with stars and celebrities, this co-authored article explores the potential relationships between autoethnography and celebrity studies, and considers the personal, intellectual, and political implications of bringing the scholar into the celebrity frame.

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Swivelling the Spotlight: Stardom, Celebrity and “Me”

This article employs a feminist approach to audience research and examines the interviews of women who regularly watch and enjoy action heroine films. I argue that participants in this study draw from ambivalent post-feminist discourses to negotiate the contradictions they find embedded in the representation of powerful women in action. The women interviewed are reluctant to believe that the female bodies onscreen are physically capable of the action they perform when compared with action heroes. Instead of viewing the action of the feminine body as literal, they interpret action heroines as visual metaphors for career and academic success and take pleasure in seeing women succeed despite adversity. Consequently, this study reveals that post-feminist sensibilities promote action heroines as successful in intellectual arenas, yet, simultaneously discipline action heroine bodies to render them unbelievable as physically powerful women. By analyzing participant interpretations of action heroines as visual me...

Unbelievable bodies: audience readings of action heroines as a post-feminist visual metaphor

Examining the coverage of Peter Dinklage in entertainment journalism, this article interrogates the possibilities and limitations of a celebrity with a nonnormative body to actually challenge Holly...

The Nonnormative Celebrity Body and the Meritocracy of the Star System: Constructing Peter Dinklage in Entertainment Journalism:

The role of fashion and fatshion blogging in college women's negotiation of identity." MA (Master of Arts) thesis, iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First, I would never have made it through this journey without my wonderful advisor, Gigi Durham. I am fully indebted to your consistent edits, advice, and guidance throughout this entire process and my time in graduate school. I would like to thank the other members of my committee, Venise Berry and Brian Ekdale, for your suggestions and ideas throughout this process. Next, Kajsa Dalrymple, for both your reassurance and those hot chocolate sessions that taught me so much about graduate school and myself. To Christina Smith and Tammy Walkner, who both cared and shared in all the " perils " of graduate school and thesis writing. I wish to acknowledge my family for all that you continue to do for me. Without your belief in me and your constant support, this thesis would not have been possible. Special thanks to Meg, who made me laugh through this entire progression and distracted me from all the worry and stress that comes with a writing project this large. Finally, thank you to all of the college women who shared their personal opinions and insecurities about their fashion experiences. It would have been impossible to have discovered all that was found without your blunt honesty and the, sometimes painful, memories you shared about blogging, fatshion, and body image. v ABSTRACT In recent years, the salience of obesity and body image in society has given rise to a "fat activist" movement dedicated to defending non-normative body types. The term "fat" has been reclaimed by the movement as a term of emancipation and defiance. This activism has extended to the online environment, in which groups who are ostracized for their bodies have taken to blogging as a form of resistance and expression. The so-called "fatshion" blogs have a growing audience, and there is a burgeoning scholarly literature on this phenomenon. The aim of this research was to investigate college-aged females who identify as "fat," who may or may not have been exposed to the online fatshion (fat fashion) market or blogs. Are these blogs being used as resources for these women? Do they even know these websites exist? Thus, the aim of this study was to discover how ideologies of fat activism play out among women who are consumers of plus-size fashions and may or …

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The role of fashion and fatshion blogging in college women's negotiation of identity

In 2007, Wilson, Grilo, and Vitousek made a call for researchers to increase the research for eating disorders, declaring that counselors are “well positioned to make important contributions to the study of eating disorders” including exploring and identifying the “mechanisms of therapeutic change” (p. 212). The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore experiences of participants who were part of an experimental therapeutic theater project after receiving intensive treatment for an eating disorder and to examine how the project benefited their recovery process. The research question was, “In what ways can therapeutic theater support clients in their first year after discharge from intensive treatment for an eating disorder?” This research aimed to examine the potential benefits of therapeutic theater, as well as to answer Wilson et al.’s call for counselors to study factors associated with therapeutic change for persons in recovery from an eating disorder.

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The Use of Therapeutic Theater in Supporting Clients in Eating Disorder Recovery After Intensive Treatment: A Qualitative Study

Doing What Works: An Integrative System for the Treatment of Eating Disorders From Diagnosis to Recovery

Body Shots: Hollywood and the Culture of Eating Disorders

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