• Comment: Borderline notable (per WP:NAUTHOR) but some sourcing is unreliable (podcasts and interviews - see WP:IV - may be primary: "any statements made by interviewees about themselves, their activities, or anything they are connected to is considered to have come from a primary source") and I haven't been able to verify some assertions in paywalled sources. The Dots reference is unreliable (appears to be a self-penned profile). Paul W (talk) 13:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Ellen Atlanta (born 6 November 1995) is a British author who has written a feminist critique of social media and internet culture.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

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Atlanta was born and grew up in Leicestershire, England.[1] Her mother worked in the fashion industry.[1] Atlanta attended City, University of London, graduating with First Class BA Honours in Journalism.[4]

Career

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Atlanta initially worked in the beauty industry as a marketing and brand consultant.[3][5] She was a founding editor of Dazed Beauty and a founding employee of a technology company selling beauty services.[1][5][6]

Published work

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Her publishing debut, Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women (2023)[7] has been 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".[8] The book earned Atlanta second prize in the 2022 Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction.[9][10]

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Pixel Flesh: how the beauty ideal that smothers women moved me to tears". Irish Independent. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. ^ a b c Mackereth, Kerry (2024-05-14). "The Curse of Online Beauty Culture with Ellen Atlanta". The Good Robot. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ^ "Ellen Atlanta". The Dots. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ a b "Headline wins Atlanta's 'rallying' exploration of beauty industry in six-publisher auction". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  6. ^ Dazed (2024-05-13). "Is online beauty culture asking us to sacrifice too much?". Dazed. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  7. ^ Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women. London: Headline, Hachette UK. 2024. ISBN 1472298772.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Nuseibeh, Atlanta and McIntosh win 2022 Giles St Aubyn Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  10. ^ Ellen Atlanta, 'Pixel Flesh' – RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via www.youtube.com.