The Celebrity Culture Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415337922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 853 str.

P David Marshall

Opis

Through a combination of classic pieces and contemporary writings, this title examines the proliferation of the study of celebrity, and the significance and importance of celebrity in contemporary culture. Taking a broad definition of the concept of celebrity, it also discusses the emergence of CEOs as corporate business celebrities.

Spis treści

1. Celebrity and Modernity: The Historical Pattern of Celebrity  2. The Textual and the Extra-Textual Dimensions of the Public Persona  3. Ascribed Celebrity: The Transformed Public Sphere  4. Transgression: Scandal, Notoriety and Infamy  5. The Body and Celebrity  6. Celebrity Culture: Narcissism, Fandom and the Will-to-Celebrity  7. Celebrity Nation: Celebrity in National Contexts  8. The Celebrity Industry: The Management of Fame.  Conclusion: Surface and Depth: Celebrity in the 'Post-Celebrity' Era

O autorze

P. David Marshall is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University. He is the author of Celebrity and Power (1997) and New Media Cultures (2004), and the co-author of Fame Games (2000) and Web Theory (2003).