{"product_id":"9783836434775","title":"Love. Appropriation. Music. Baby","description":"With the release of her debut solo album, 2004's Love. Angel. Music. Baby.,\u003cbr\u003eNo-Doubt front-woman Gwen Stefani turned to the street fashions of Tokyo's\u003cbr\u003eHarajuku district for her inspiration. The platinum-blonde Stefani promoted herself by being constantly surrounded with an entourage of four voiceless\u003cbr\u003eAsian women, dubbed her \"Harajuku Girls\". They were on her CD cover, she dedicated a track to them, they performed in her videos, and they danced on her Harajuku Lovers live tour. Stefani even re-named them, \"Love\", \"Angel\",\u003cbr\u003e\"Music\", and \"Baby\" after her new record and clothing line, L.A.M.B.. This study examines how the Harajuku Girls function as Stefani's human accessories - silent, sexed-up, submissive, school-girl muses sent to save her from her dull whiteness. I introduce Stefani as an intertextual celebrity who appropriates, absorbs and cross-references cultural texts and ethnicities in order to market and brand herself as a distinct entity in the worlds of music and fashion. This book questions: - How has Stefani appropriated Harajuku culture in ways that reinforce Orientalist ideas of Asian women? - How has\u003cbr\u003eStefani used Harajuku culture in order to reinforce her whiteness and distinguish herself as a distinct celebrity brand? - How we may compare the transcultural differences between Harajuku appropriation of American culture and Stefani's appropriation of it? - What are the political and cultural implications of Stefani's ethnic signifiers? The book is directed towards academic scholars in Communications, media professionals, and popular culture enthusiasts alike.","brand":"VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft \u0026 Co. KG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042239398128,"sku":"9783836434775","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783836434775_p0.jpg?v=1763687908","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783836434775","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}