Smart living : lifestyle media and popular expertise / Tania Lewis.

Author/creator Lewis, Tania
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Peter Lang, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 169 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesPopular culture & everyday life ; v. 15, 1529-2428 ;
Popular culture & everyday life ; v. 15. ^A518360
Contents Introducing the lifestyle expert : Zen and the art of spot removal -- From manners to makeovers : a history of modern lifestyle advice -- Eating expertise : from nutritionists to TV chefs -- 'He needs to face his fears with these five queers!' : Queer eye for the straight guy, makeover TV, and the lifestyle expert -- Honey we're killing the kids : producing lifestyle TV in Australia -- DIY lifestyles? : health, lifestyle media, and the reflexive consumer -- Lifestyle, Inc. : celebrity, branding, and ordinary expertise.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [155]-162) and index.
LCCN 2007027971
ISBN9780820486789
ISBN0820486787
ISBN9780820486772 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0820486779 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ2044.U6 L49 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold