{"product_id":"dekonstructing-the-kardashians-a-new-media-manifesto-9780593701348","title":"Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"By far the best book I've ever read on celebrity in the twenty-first century.\"--Leigh Stein, author of \u003ci\u003eSelf Care\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dekonstructing the Kardashians \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003ci\u003eWays of Seeing \u003c\/i\u003efor the Instagram Age.\u003ci\u003e\"--\u003c\/i\u003eMaris Kreizman, author of \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse 90210 \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDekonstructing the Kardashians, \u003c\/i\u003eMJ 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, \u003ci\u003eDekonstructing the Kardashians \u003c\/i\u003einterweaves 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mj Corey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593701348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMJ Corey \u003c\/b\u003eis a Brooklyn-based writer and psychodynamic psychotherapist best known as Kardashian Kolloquium on TikTok and Instagram, where she applies media theory and postmodern frameworks to the Kardashian family. Her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eRefinery29, PAPER, \u003c\/i\u003eVogue.com\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Museum of Modern Art, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other outlets.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mj Corey \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48229137612957,"sku":"9780593701348","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7641e963-e3fa-4a5e-970a-dd172fe3722b.jpg?v=1778576159","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/dekonstructing-the-kardashians-a-new-media-manifesto-9780593701348","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}