Alexandra Sastre
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674269 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandra Sastre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Sastre |
| SIGNATURE | SASTRE A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Towards a Radical Body Positive
Under the auspices of the "body positive movement" there has, in recent years, been a proliferation of websites dedicated to nurturing bodily acceptance. Responding to the barrage of media images reflecting a narrow bodily ideal, the movement and its related sites provide a space to showcase bodies of all shapes and sizes. There has already been significant engagement with the question of whether these sites are helpful or harmful, asking whether…
Hottentot in the age of reality TV
Kim Kardashian is an omnipresent figure in today's entertainment media. The daughter of O.J. Simpson's defence attorney Robert Kardashian, she first entered the public eye in 2007, gaining notoriety with a home-made sex tape. Soon after came a reality-television partnership with the E! network that spawned five distinct programmes, and from there Kardashian took on an ever-expanding range of promotional and licensing opportunities, building a suc…
Towards a Radical Body Positive
Under the auspices of the "body positive movement" there has, in recent years, been a proliferation of websites dedicated to nurturing bodily acceptance. Responding to the barrage of media images reflecting a narrow bodily ideal, the movement and its related sites provide a space to showcase bodies of all shapes and sizes. There has already been significant engagement with the question of whether these sites are helpful or harmful, asking whether…
Hottentot in the age of reality TV
Kim Kardashian is an omnipresent figure in today's entertainment media. The daughter of O.J. Simpson's defence attorney Robert Kardashian, she first entered the public eye in 2007, gaining notoriety with a home-made sex tape. Soon after came a reality-television partnership with the E! network that spawned five distinct programmes, and from there Kardashian took on an ever-expanding range of promotional and licensing opportunities, building a suc…
Towards a Radical Body Positive
Under the auspices of the "body positive movement" there has, in recent years, been a proliferation of websites dedicated to nurturing bodily acceptance. Responding to the barrage of media images reflecting a narrow bodily ideal, the movement and its related sites provide a space to showcase bodies of all shapes and sizes. There has already been significant engagement with the question of whether these sites are helpful or harmful, asking whether…
Hottentot in the age of reality TV
Kim Kardashian is an omnipresent figure in today's entertainment media. The daughter of O.J. Simpson's defence attorney Robert Kardashian, she first entered the public eye in 2007, gaining notoriety with a home-made sex tape. Soon after came a reality-television partnership with the E! network that spawned five distinct programmes, and from there Kardashian took on an ever-expanding range of promotional and licensing opportunities, building a suc…
Advertising (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (1 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (1 works) · Entertainment (1 works) · Fashion and Cultural Textiles (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (1 works) · Human sexuality (1 works)