Jamie Keiles (born January 1, 1992) is an American blogger and feminist writer. She is most notable for The Seventeen Magazine Project, a blog chronicling her attempt to follow the advice of Seventeen Magazine for 30 days.[1]
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Jamie Keiles grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, where she attended Central Bucks High School West. She is currently studying sociology at the University of Chicago, with an expected graduation year of 2014.[2]
In April 2010, Keiles launched The Seventeen Magazine Project, a blog documenting her attempt to follow the advice of Seventeen Magazine for 30 days.[3] The project criticized Seventeen Magazine for promoting a limited conception of adolescent femininity, and received a overwhelming coverage within the feminist blogosphere.[4] Upon completion of The Seventeen Magazine Project, Keiles initiated Hey Mainstream Media, a photo submission project encouraging internet users to air their grievances with mainstream media through the use of handwritten signs.[5]
In July 2010, Keiles launched Teenagerie.com. Though the site was initially founded as a means of challenging societal conceptions of adolescence, it has since expanded to cover a wide range of feminist issues.[6] In August 2010, Keiles was the subject of much criticism from the conservative blogging community for a critique she wrote on the public image of Taylor Swift.[7]
In September 2010, Keiles was listed as #7 on Woman's Day magazine's list of the eight most influential bloggers under 21, behind fellow bloggers Bryanboy and Tavi Gevinson.[8] That same month, she signed with Folio Literary Management, where she is currently developing her first book, a guide to media and culture for older teens. The book is expected to be released by the end of 2012.[9]