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Autore |
Rodan Debbie |
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Titolo |
Disability, obesity and ageing : popular media indentifications / / Debbie Rodan, Katie Ellis and Pia Lebeck |
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Farnham Surrey, England : , : Ashgate, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-57741-0 |
1-317-15010-4 |
1-317-15009-0 |
1-4094-4052-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Collana |
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The cultural politics of media and popular culture |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EllisKatie <1978-> |
LebeckPia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Identity (Psychology) and mass media |
People with disabilities in mass media |
Obesity in mass media |
Older people in mass media |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part I Television as a Social Experience; 1 Introduction: Renegotiating Disability, Obesity and Ageing; 2 Tacit Knowledge: Cultural Representations of Disability, Obesity and Ageing; 3 A Marketplace of Ideas: Television as a Social Experience; 4 Audience Activity: Identification, Disidentification and Online Activity; Part II Identifications; 5 Disability Drama; 6 Obesity Makeover: Rejecting the Obese Body; 7 Ageing Transformations: Embracing the 'Young-Old' Body; 8 Conclusion: Beyond the Water-Cooler; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Disability, Obesity and Ageing offers an engaging account of a new area of pressing concern, analysing the way in which 'spurned' identities are depicted and reacted to in televisual genres and on-line forums. Examining the symbolic power of the media, this book presents case studies from reality, drama and comic television |
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