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Media representations of footballers' wives : a wag's life
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Overview
\"Since the FIFA World Cup of 2006, footballers' wives have become a staple part of popular British culture, regularly appearing in glossy magazines, the tabloid press, reality shows and documentaries. Jen Bullen provides an analysis of how the media has created an exaggerated and stereotypical 'wag' (wife and girlfriend) figure. Wags are treated like royalty, living in a glamorous and fairy tale world and offering the aspiration of transformation to young women, while elsewhere they are denigrated as pathological and representative of a short-cut culture - gold-digging bimbos undeserving of their fame and fortune and, as such, subjected to symbolic violence based on their class and taste. Bullen examines such representations in relation to class, gender, celebrity and football\"-- Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Subject
Soccer Social aspects Great Britain.
/ Mass media Social aspects Great Britain.
/ Mass media and sports Great Britain.
/ Soccer players' spouses Great Britain.
/ Soccer players' spouses Public opinion.
/ Wives Effect of husband's employment on Great Britain.
/ Fame Social aspects Great Britain.
/ PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism.
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture.
ISBN
9781137335685, 1137335688
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| Call Number | Copies | Material | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GV943.9.S64 B85 2014 | 1 | BOOK | GENERAL |
