Notes on Contributors Introduction: (Extra)Ordinary? Jade Alexander and Katarzyna Bronk
Part 1: Constructing Celebrity 1 "The Big Fellow Is Dead!": Michael Collins as Celebrity and Nationalist Martyr Amber Anna Colvin 2 Mediating Bieber in Canada: Authenticating Nation in Fame Samita Nandy 3 Literary Celebrity, Politics and the Nobel Prize: The Nobel Lecture as an Authorial Self-Fashioning Platform Sandra Mayer
Part 2: (Re)Envisioning Stardom 4 Oscar Wilde's Long Afterlife: Victorian Celebrity and Its Transformations in Modern Culture Anna Fomichenko 5 Touching Fame: Exploring Interactional Dynamics between Local Celebrities and Fans in Sydney's Roller Derby Scene Jade Alexander 6 Celebrity Awards, Fan Communities and the Reconstruction of "High" and "Low" Cultures Mira Moshe