How Kim Kardashian Turned Us All Into Content Creators

About this episode

The episode discusses how the Kardashian era has influenced content creation and personal branding in the digital age.

This week on Infamous, author M.J. Corey joins Vanessa and Natalie to talk about her provocative new book, Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto. Together, they unpack how the Kardashian era reshaped faces via plastic surgery, and about the way ordinary people document, brand, monetize, and perform their own lives online. For more from MJ, follow her on Instagram: @mjcorey. Click ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Read Vanessa’s book, Blurred Lines: Sex, Power and Consent on Campus, and check out Natalie on Instagram at @natrobe To connect with Infamous's creative team, join the community at joincampsidemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Vanessa, Natalie

Guest: M.J. Corey

Topics covered

• Kardashians
• content creation
• social media
• plastic surgery
• branding
• monetization

Keywords

• Kardashians
• content creators
• social media
• plastic surgery
• monetization
• branding
• M.J. Corey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Campside Media, Sony Music Entertainment

Books & works: Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto, Blurred Lines: Sex, Power and Consent on Campus

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