Made-up : a true story of beauty culture under late capitalism / Daphné B. ; translated by Alex Manley.
"A nuanced, feminist, and deeply personal take on beauty culture and YouTube consumerism, in the tradition of Maggie Nelson's Bluets. As Daphné B obsessively watches YouTube makeup tutorials and haunts Sephora's website, she's increasingly troubled by the ways in which this obses...
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| Other title: | Maquillée. English. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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Toronto :
Coach House Books,
[2021]
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| Summary: | "A nuanced, feminist, and deeply personal take on beauty culture and YouTube consumerism, in the tradition of Maggie Nelson's Bluets. As Daphné B obsessively watches YouTube makeup tutorials and haunts Sephora's website, she's increasingly troubled by the ways in which this obsession contradicts her anti-capitalist, intersectional feminist politics. In a looks-obsessed, selfie-covered present where influencers make the world go round, she brings us a breath of fresh air: an anti-capitalist look at a supremely capitalist industry, an intersectional feminist look at a practice many consider misogynist. Blending together the confessional, the poetic, and the essayistic, Made-Up is a lyric meditation on an industry in full bloom. Made-Up explores the complicated world of makeup, from how it's made to how we wear it, talking about gender, identity, capitalism, and pop culture in the process. Makeup doesn't get a lot of serious attention; it's often derided as shallow. But Daphné proves that it's worth looking at a little more in-depth. The original French-language edition was a cult hit in Quebec. Translated by Alex Manley--like Daphné, a Montreal poet and essayist--the book's English-language text crackles with life, retaining the flair and verve of the original, and ensuring that a book on beauty is no less beautiful than its subject matter."-- |
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| Item Description: | Essays and prose poems. |
| Physical Description: | 157 pages ; 21 cm. Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781552454299 1552454290 |
| Language: | In English, translated from the French. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic formats. |