Jessica Johnston
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674289 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Johnston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnston |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSTON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Celebrity, Inc
In 2010, P. David MIn 2010, P. David Marshall wrote one of the foundational texts of celebrity studies and online culture for the first issue of Celebrity Studies: ‘The promotion and presentation of the self: celebrity as marker of presentational media.’ Ten years later, performing internet celebrity has become a widely utilised resource in the production of not just the personal self but the professional brand in a precarious jobs economy. The a…
The Doll “InbeTween”
Over the last 10 years, girls on YouTube have been creating stop-motion videos with their American Girl dolls. Many of these girls began producing videos when they were tweens and have continued participating in the American Girl YouTube (AGTube) community into their late adolescence and early adulthood. In this article, I explore the intertextuality of tween girl culture as it is performed and reflected on by teen (13 to 18) and young adult (19 …
The reality of 'messy real life
In the last decade, there has been a confluence of transgender celebrities in the entertainment industry as trans issues have garnered attention in public policy and debate. Reality television, known for exploring the lives of both ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary’ people, has been a critical site for mainstream audiences to learn about the experiences of transgender people. While attention has focused on Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox, this article…
Subscribing to Sex Edutainment
Although abstinence-only programs in the United States have historically failed to provide medically accurate information on sexual health, young people in the twenty-first century have turned to YouTube to answer their sex questions. The accessible and engaging format of the YouTube video has helped some sex educators achieve Internet fame among a mass audience of users devoted to watching their web series and interacting with them on social med…
The Battle for Local Identity
Celebrity, Inc
In 2010, P. David MIn 2010, P. David Marshall wrote one of the foundational texts of celebrity studies and online culture for the first issue of Celebrity Studies: ‘The promotion and presentation of the self: celebrity as marker of presentational media.’ Ten years later, performing internet celebrity has become a widely utilised resource in the production of not just the personal self but the professional brand in a precarious jobs economy. The a…
Subscribing to Sex Edutainment
Although abstinence-only programs in the United States have historically failed to provide medically accurate information on sexual health, young people in the twenty-first century have turned to YouTube to answer their sex questions. The accessible and engaging format of the YouTube video has helped some sex educators achieve Internet fame among a mass audience of users devoted to watching their web series and interacting with them on social med…
The reality of 'messy real life
In the last decade, there has been a confluence of transgender celebrities in the entertainment industry as trans issues have garnered attention in public policy and debate. Reality television, known for exploring the lives of both ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary’ people, has been a critical site for mainstream audiences to learn about the experiences of transgender people. While attention has focused on Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox, this article…
The Battle for Local Identity
Subscribing to Sex Edutainment
Although abstinence-only programs in the United States have historically failed to provide medically accurate information on sexual health, young people in the twenty-first century have turned to YouTube to answer their sex questions. The accessible and engaging format of the YouTube video has helped some sex educators achieve Internet fame among a mass audience of users devoted to watching their web series and interacting with them on social med…
The Doll “InbeTween”
Over the last 10 years, girls on YouTube have been creating stop-motion videos with their American Girl dolls. Many of these girls began producing videos when they were tweens and have continued participating in the American Girl YouTube (AGTube) community into their late adolescence and early adulthood. In this article, I explore the intertextuality of tween girl culture as it is performed and reflected on by teen (13 to 18) and young adult (19 …
The reality of 'messy real life
In the last decade, there has been a confluence of transgender celebrities in the entertainment industry as trans issues have garnered attention in public policy and debate. Reality television, known for exploring the lives of both ‘ordinary’ and ‘extraordinary’ people, has been a critical site for mainstream audiences to learn about the experiences of transgender people. While attention has focused on Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox, this article…
Celebrity, Inc
In 2010, P. David MIn 2010, P. David Marshall wrote one of the foundational texts of celebrity studies and online culture for the first issue of Celebrity Studies: ‘The promotion and presentation of the self: celebrity as marker of presentational media.’ Ten years later, performing internet celebrity has become a widely utilised resource in the production of not just the personal self but the professional brand in a precarious jobs economy. The a…
Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Advertising (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)