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2021., Coach House Books Call No: NEW 844.92 B1m Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 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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2020., Editions Marchand de Feuilles Call No: NEW FR 844.92 B1m Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Maquillée est le fruit étonnant d'un nombre incalculable d'heures perdues, passées à enchaîner les tutoriels maquillage sur YouTube, ou encore à naviguer sur le site web de Sephora. Cet essai poétique tire profit d'une obsession personnelle, le maquillage, pour développer une réflexion singulière sur notre époque. Se situant au carrefour des discours sur le genre, l'identité, le capitalisme et la culture pop, le maquillage est un objet d'étude riche et complexe, plus que jamais pertinent. S'il est habituellement dédaigné des sphères intellectuelles, Daphné B. nous prouve hors de tout doute qu'il mérite notre attention. Dans un monde oculaire troué de selfies et bouleversé par une industrie de l'influence, Daphné B. propose une réflexion nuancée, féministe et personnelle sur l'univers de la beauté. Objet littéraire hybride, à cheval entre le récit de soi, le poème et l'essai, Maquillée est une méditation lyrique sur un secteur économique en pleine croissance.
