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Ellen Atlanta (born November 6, 1995) is a British author noted for her feminist critique of social media and internet culture.[1][2][3] Her publishing debut, Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women (2024) is considered to be the first major revisiting of The Beauty Myth for Millenials and Generation Z.[1][3] Chloé Cooper Jones, a Professor of Philosophy at the Columbia School of the Arts and two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, described Pixel Flesh as ‘an essential mirror reflecting the profound impact of beauty culture on our lives’.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Atlanta was born in Leicestershire, England in 1995, where she also grew up.[1] Her mother worked in the fashion industry.[1] Atlanta attended City, University of London, graduating with First Class BA Honours in Journalism.[5]
Career[edit]
Atlanta initially worked in the beauty industry as a marketing and brand consultant.[3][6] She was a founding editor of Dazed Beauty and a founding employee of a technology company selling beauty services.[1][6][7]
Bibliography[edit]
Non-fiction[edit]
- Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women. London: Headline, Hachette UK. 2024. ISBN 1472298772.
Awards[edit]
- 2022 Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction — Pixel Flesh[8][9]
External links[edit]
- The curse of online beauty culture with Ellen Atlanta — Podcast interview on The Good Robot (English) https://www.thegoodrobot.co.uk/podcast/episode/7a0b9c9c/the-curse-of-online-beauty-culture-with-ellen-atlanta
- Why Do We Want to Be Beautiful? with Ellen Atlanta — Podcast interview on Should I Delete That? (English) https://shows.acast.com/should-i-delete-that/episodes/why-do-we-want-to-be-beautiful-with-ellen-atlanta
- Ellen Atlanta – Contributor Profile, Dazed https://www.dazeddigital.com/user/ellenatlanta
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Rumbelow, Helen (2024-05-12). "Women are being told to look like Kylie Jenner. Here's why that's dangerous". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ "Pixel Flesh: how the beauty ideal that smothers women moved me to tears". Irish Independent. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b c Mackereth, Kerry (2024-05-14). "The Curse of Online Beauty Culture with Ellen Atlanta". The Good Robot. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Sdralli, Ilia (2024-04-29). "PIXEL FLESH: Beauty's Toxicity Culture is Harming Women One Trend at a Time". Nightstand Service. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Ellen Atlanta". The Dots. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ a b "Headline wins Atlanta's 'rallying' exploration of beauty industry in six-publisher auction". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Dazed (2024-05-13). "Is online beauty culture asking us to sacrifice too much?". Dazed. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "Nuseibeh, Atlanta and McIntosh win 2022 Giles St Aubyn Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ Ellen Atlanta, 'Pixel Flesh' – RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via www.youtube.com.