Lessons from “Around the world with Oprah”: Neoliberalism, race, and the (geo)politics of beauty

Women and Performance

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-41

  Lee, Sharon Heijin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Korean American Women; Neoliberal feminism; Neoliberalism; Oprah Winfrey; Plastic surgery; South Korean women

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249127996     PISSN: 0740770X     EISSN: 17485819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07407700801902809     Document Type: Article

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