About this episode
The episode discusses how Kim Kardashian transformed her image at the Met Gala and the implications of her influence on celebrity culture.
SUBSCRIBE to the Back Row newsletter and go Premium to access all paywalled podcast episodes and newsletters: https://www.backrow.net/subscribe Kim Kardashian spent 10 years being the most reviled woman at the Met Gala. Then she became the blueprint. Cultural critic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist MJ Corey, author of Dekonstructing the Kardashians, joins Back Row to explain how Kim paved the way for the Tech Gala (04:42), why the hatred only makes her bigger (17:39), what the Paris robbery really did for her career (28:15), and why she's acting now (30:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Amy Odell
Guest: MJ Corey
Topics covered
- Met Gala
- Kim Kardashian
- cultural criticism
- celebrity culture
- fashion events
Keywords
- Met Gala
- Kim Kardashian
- MJ Corey
- celebrity
- fashion
- cultural criticism
- Tech Gala
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Dekonstructing the Kardashians
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