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.

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References edit

  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. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Ellen Atlanta". The Dots. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  6. ^ a b "Headline wins Atlanta's 'rallying' exploration of beauty industry in six-publisher auction". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  7. ^ Dazed (2024-05-13). "Is online beauty culture asking us to sacrifice too much?". Dazed. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  8. ^ "Nuseibeh, Atlanta and McIntosh win 2022 Giles St Aubyn Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  9. ^ Ellen Atlanta, 'Pixel Flesh' – RSL Giles St Aubyn Awards for Non-Fiction 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-14 – via www.youtube.com.