{"product_id":"oprah-winfrey-and-the-glamour-of-misery-9780231118132","title":"Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of Misery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when crises of morality, beliefs, value systems, and personal worth dominate both public and private spheres, Oprah's emergence as a cultural form - the Oprah persona - becomes clearer, as she successfully reiterates some of our pressing moral questions. This book looks at Oprah's method and her message.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe should commend Illouz in her willingness to blaze a new, and certainly untested path in anthropological writing. -- Seth Jacobs Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Outstanding... its author digs deeper into her subject matter than any other researcher yet to address Oprah. -- David W. Park Journal of Communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: Oprah Winfrey and the Sociology of Culture 2. The Success of a Self-Failed Woman 3. Everyday Life as the Uncanny: The Oprah Winfrey Show as a New Cultural Genre 4. Pain and Circuses 5. The Hypertext of Identity 6. Suffering and Self-Help as Global Forms of Identity 7. The Sources and Resources of The Oprah Winfrey Show 8. Toward an Impure Critique of Popular Culture 9. Conclusion: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Television Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400202264919,"sku":"9780231118132","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231118132.jpg?v=1730470050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/oprah-winfrey-and-the-glamour-of-misery-9780231118132","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}