Staging the perfect on Instagram: Expressive stasis, class and the embodied politics of performance
European Journal of Cultural Studies
Published online on March 14, 2026
Abstract
European Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print.
Feminist media and cultural studies scholarship suggests that girls engaging with Instagram experience a kind of entrapment, whereby they must work hard to strike a balance between portraying perfection and authenticity. Presenting an interdisciplinary ...
Feminist media and cultural studies scholarship suggests that girls engaging with Instagram experience a kind of entrapment, whereby they must work hard to strike a balance between portraying perfection and authenticity. Presenting an interdisciplinary ...