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SUMMARY:MJ Corey presents ‘Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto’
DESCRIPTION:From the creator of the Kardashian Kolloquium comes a new media manifesto for the TikTok age, blending theory and cultural analysis\n\n\nThird Place Books welcomes Brooklyn-based writer MJ Corey (aka Kardashian Kolloquium on TikTok and Instagram) for the release Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto.\nDubbed “Ways of Seeing for the Instagram Age” by Maris Kreisman, Dekonstructing the Kardashians blends theory and cultural analysis to explain the meteoric rise of the Kardashians and explore what their fame can teach us about the way media functions today\nThis event is free and open to the public. For important updates, RSVP is highly recommended in advance. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured books!\n\nTickets:\nThis event is free to attend. Registration is recommended in advance.\nPlease note: While RSVP helps us anticipate attendance, your RSVP may not guarantee a seat. Seating is first-come, first-served, and all events at our Ravenna neighborhood store are free and open to the public. Only standing room may be available for events with high interest.\nWe are happy to accommodate any accessibility concerns. Please contact us at events@thirdplacebooks.com or call our Ravenna store at (206) 525-2347.\n\nAbout Dekonstructing the Kardashians. . .\nFrom the creator of the highly popular Kardashian Kolloquium comes a new media manifesto for the TikTok age, blending theory and cultural analysis to explain the meteoric rise of the Kardashians and explore what their fame can teach us about the way media functions today\n“By far the best book I’ve ever read on celebrity in the twenty-first century.”—Leigh Stein, author of Self Care\nSince 2007, Kim Kardashian and the extended Kardashian family have been mesmerizing—and scandalizing—America. Whether we’ve liked it or not, we’ve been inundated with stories of their social lives, scandals, and reality show shenanigans and have witnessed the subsequent ascent of their multibillion-dollar fashion, beauty, and media empire. But the question remains: Why are the Kardashians so famous in the first place? And what does this tell us about the new media that have delivered them to us?\nIn Dekonstructing the Kardashians, MJ Corey, creator of the viral social media presence Kardashian Kolloquium, brings us not only the definitive chronicle of the family that’s captivated a nation, but, perhaps more important, the story of how media has transformed in the internet age and how it continues to transform us as individuals and as a culture at large. Part media theory, part cultural analysis, Dekonstructing the Kardashians interweaves history from the past fifty years of Western media—from the Old Hollywood studio system, to the advent of the twenty-four-hour news cycle, to tabloid culture and beyond—with analysis of the cultural influence Kim Kardashian wields over us all and the influences that have shaped her in kind. In so doing, Corey offers proof that the Kardashians are, in fact, the First Family of our image-saturated and deeply divided nation, while also demonstrating how they hold the keys to understanding the disjointed, self-referential reality of our current era.\n\nMJ Corey is a Brooklyn-based writer and psychotherapist best known as Kardashian Kolloquium on TikTok and Instagram, where she applies media theory and postmodern frameworks to the Kardashian family. Her culture writing has been featured in Refinery29, Paper Magazine, Vogue, and The New Yorker, among many other outlets.\n\nAbout Third Place Books\nFounded in 1998 in Lake Forest Park, Washington, Third Place Books is dedicated to the creation of a community around books and the ideas inside them. With locations in Lake Forest Park and Seattle’s Ravenna and Seward Park neighborhoods, Third Place Books is proud to serve the entire Seattle metro area. Learn more about their event series at thirdplacebooks.com/events.\n\n\n
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