Maryn Wilkinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5016383 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maryn Wilkinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maryn |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilkinson |
| SIGNATURE | WILKINSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Taylor Swift: The Hardest Working, Zaniest Girl in Show Business
This paper explores the areas of interaction between celebrity, labour, authenticity and cute-and zaniness, through close analysis of the start text of Taylor Swift. The notoriously slippery and tenuous concept of ‘authenticity’ has long informed the relationship between rock, country and pop music, and its celebrities (see Frith, 1981; Grossberg, 1992). In the case of the rock and country star, authenticity resides in an image marked by labour; …
The makeover and the malleable body in 1980s American teen film
This article suggests that 1980s American culture was preoccupied with ideas of bodily transformation. It takes a look at the representation of the teenage girl in makeover montage sequences in 1980s teen films, in order to make three main arguments: (1) these sequences shifted their focus from before-and-after shots to make increasingly visible the transformation process itself, (2) they connected the makeover process to the purchase of consumer…
Taylor Swift: The Hardest Working, Zaniest Girl in Show Business
This paper explores the areas of interaction between celebrity, labour, authenticity and cute-and zaniness, through close analysis of the start text of Taylor Swift. The notoriously slippery and tenuous concept of ‘authenticity’ has long informed the relationship between rock, country and pop music, and its celebrities (see Frith, 1981; Grossberg, 1992). In the case of the rock and country star, authenticity resides in an image marked by labour; …
The makeover and the malleable body in 1980s American teen film
This article suggests that 1980s American culture was preoccupied with ideas of bodily transformation. It takes a look at the representation of the teenage girl in makeover montage sequences in 1980s teen films, in order to make three main arguments: (1) these sequences shifted their focus from before-and-after shots to make increasingly visible the transformation process itself, (2) they connected the makeover process to the purchase of consumer…
The makeover and the malleable body in 1980s American teen film
This article suggests that 1980s American culture was preoccupied with ideas of bodily transformation. It takes a look at the representation of the teenage girl in makeover montage sequences in 1980s teen films, in order to make three main arguments: (1) these sequences shifted their focus from before-and-after shots to make increasingly visible the transformation process itself, (2) they connected the makeover process to the purchase of consumer…
Taylor Swift: The Hardest Working, Zaniest Girl in Show Business
This paper explores the areas of interaction between celebrity, labour, authenticity and cute-and zaniness, through close analysis of the start text of Taylor Swift. The notoriously slippery and tenuous concept of ‘authenticity’ has long informed the relationship between rock, country and pop music, and its celebrities (see Frith, 1981; Grossberg, 1992). In the case of the rock and country star, authenticity resides in an image marked by labour; …
Art (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Girl (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Advertising (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works) · American film (1 works) · Astrophysics (1 works)