Taking Fame to Market: On the Pre-History and Post-History of Hollywood Stardom

ISBN-13: 9781349466016 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 256 str.

Buckingham) B. King (Stowe School

Opis

This book explores, from a sociological perspective, the relationship between acting as symbolic work and the commercialization of popular culture. Particular attention is paid to the social conditions that gave rise to stardom in the theatre and cinema, and how shifts in the marketing of stars have impacted upon contemporary celebrity culture.

Spis treści

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction 1. From Custom to Price 2. The Formation of Stardom 3. Garrick as a Personage 4. The Descent from Stardom as Personage 5. Writing the Stars 6. The High Tide of Biography 7. The Rise of Autography 8. The End of Seeming Notes Index

O autorze

Barry King is Professor of Communications at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.