Meeuf, Russell,  1981- <br/><br/>
Rebellious bodies :  stardom, citizenship, and the new body politics / 
Russell Meeuf. 
 - First edition. 
 - Austin :  University of Texas Press,  (c)2017. 
 - 1 online resource. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : star bodies and the politics of inclusion --  Melissa Mccarthy : class and corpulence in the obesity epidemic era --  Gabourey Sidibe : obesity and postracial femininity --  Peter Dinklage : meritocracy and the world's sexiest dwarf --  Danny Trejo : Latino action stardom and the shifting borders of whiteness --  Betty White: bawdy grandmas, aging in America, and prefeminist fantasies --  Conclusion : Laverne Cox, trans women, and the limits of neoliberal citizenship. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781477311820 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human body in popular culture.<br/>Human body--Social aspects.<br/>Human body in mass media.<br/>Body image in motion pictures.<br/>Celebrities in mass media.<br/>Mass media and race relations--United States.<br/>Identity (Psychology)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM636  / .R434 2017