Introduction : Oprah Winfrey and the study of culture -- The success of a self-failed woman -- Everyday life as the uncanny : The Oprah Winfrey show as a new cultural genre -- Pain and circuses -- The hypertext of identity -- Suffering and self-help as global forms of identity -- The sources and resources of The Oprah Winfrey show -- Toward an impure critique of popular culture -- Conclusion : ordinary people, extraordinary television
Summary
-- Amy B. Jordan, Director of the Media and the Developing Mind Sector, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-291) and indexes
