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100 1 $aPeck, Janice.
245 14 $aThe age of Oprah :$bcultural icon for the neoliberal era /$cJanice Peck.
260 $aBoulder, Colo. :$bParadigm Publishers,$cc2008.
300 $avi, 282 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 240-274) and index.
505 0 $aThe age of Oprah : culture and politics in the neoliberal era -- The therapeutic enterprise and the quest for women's hearts and minds -- Backlash politics, the dysfunctional self, and the recovery cure -- Recovery and Reaganism : the psychologization of the political and the politics of pathology -- Mind cure, the enchanted self, and the new liberal convenant -- "Transcending race" : the racial politics of Oprah Winfrey and new liberalism -- The Oprah brand and the enterprising self -- The anxieties of the enterprising self and the limits of mind cure in the age of Oprah.
520 $aIn The Age of Oprah, media scholar and journalist Janice Peck traces Winfrey's growing cultural impact and illustrates the fascinating parallels between her road to fame and fortune and the political-economic rise of neoliberalism in this country. While seeking to understand Oprah's ascent to near iconic status that she enjoys today, Peck's book provides a fascinating window into the intersection of American politics and culture over the past quarter century. - Publisher.
600 10 $aWinfrey, Oprah$xCriticism and interpretation.
630 00 $aOprah Winfrey show.
650 0 $aAfrican American television personalities.
650 0 $aAfrican American women entertainers.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aPeck, Janice.$tAge of Oprah.$dBoulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, ©2008$w(OCoLC)609248886
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