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Pregnant with the stars: watching and wanting the celebrity baby bump

Full title: Pregnant With The Stars: Watching And Wanting The Celebrity Baby Bump Watching And Wanting The Celebrity Baby Bump Celebrity Baby Bump
ISBN: 9780804792554
ISBN 10: 0804792550
Authors: Cramer, Renée Ann (author.)
Publisher: Stanford Law Books, An Imprint Of Stanford University Press,
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Language: en
Published on: 2015

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Synopsis

Pregnant With The Stars Examines The American Fascination And Judgment Of, Celebrity Pregnancy. Renée Ann Cramer Exposes How Our Seemingly Innocent Interest In Baby Bumps Reinforces Troubling Standards About Femininity, Race, And Class, While Aiding In The Proliferation Of Restrictive Laws That Govern, Suveil, And Control Women--page 4 Of Cover. Introduction : Obsession With The Celebrity Baby Bump -- Law, Popular Culture, And Pregnancy In America -- Celebrity Bumps, Boobs, And Booties -- Wanting The Bump -- Surveilling The Stars -- Governing The Body Through The Bump -- Rebel Renderings. Renée Ann Cramer. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 205-224) And Index.