Smart Living : Lifestyle Media and Popular

What do the Fab Five from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, the Supernanny and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver all have in common? Lifestyle gurus are increasingly intruding on everyday life, directing ordinary people to see themselves as "project

Tania Lewis is Senior Research Fellow in Sociology at La Trobe University, Melbourne.

Introducing the lifestyle expert: Zen and the art of spot removal	p. 1
From manners to makeovers: A history of modern lifestyle advice	p. 26
Eating expertise: From nutritionists to TV chefs	p. 48
'He needs to face his fears with these five queers!': Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, makeover TV, and the lifestyle expert	p. 67
Honey We're Killing the Kids: Producing lifestyle TV in Australia	p. 88
DIY lifestyles?: Health, lifestyle media, and the reflexive consumer	p. 114
Lifestyle Inc.: Celebrity, branding, and ordinary expertise	p. 130
References	p. 155
Index	p. 163
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