| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 335 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge international handbooks |
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Routledge international handbooks.
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| Contents |
Part I. Theories and Concepts of Celebrity -- Celebrity and contemporary culture -- A critical analysis of some theoretical accounts / Anthony Elliott -- Celebrity's histories / Robert van Krieken -- Celebrity in the contemporary era / Hannah Hamad -- Postmodern theories of celebrity / Lee Barron -- Cultural studies and the politics of celebrity -- From powerless elite to celebristardom / Barry King -- Celebrity and religion / Kathryn Lofton -- part II. The Culture of Celebrity -- The death of celebrity -- Global grief, manufactured mourning / Anthony Elliott -- Soap stars / C. Lee Harrington -- Celebrity, fans and fandom / Nick Stevenson -- Celebrity in the social media age -- Renegotiating the public and the private / Anne Jerslev -- part III. Non-Western Celebrity -- Victims, Bollywood and the construction of a cele-meme / Pramod K. Nayar -- K-pop idols, artificial beauty and affective fan relationships in South Korea / Joanna Elfving-Hwang -- Idols in Japan, Asia and the world / Patrick W. Galbraith -- Celebrity and power in South America / Nahuel Ribke -- Celebrity philanthropy in China -- Rethinking cultural studies Big Citizen critique / Elaine Jeffreys -- part IV. The Conduits of Celebrity -- Celebrity in the age of global communication networks / Olivier Driessens -- Celebrity involvement -- Parasocial interaction, identification and worship / William J. Brown -- Celebrity, reputational capital and the media industries / Philip Drake -- Human rights, democracy and celebrity / Mark Wheeler -- Drastic plastic -- Identity in the age of makeover / Anthony Elliott -- The Great Gomez -- John Astin in conversation with Anthony Elliott / Anthony Elliott |
| Summary |
Ours is the age of celebrity. An inescapable aspect of daily life in our media-saturated societies of the twenty-first century, celebrity is celebrated for its infinite plasticity and glossy seductions. But there is also a darker side. Celebrity culture is littered from end to end with addictions, pathologies, neuroses, even suicides. Why, as a society, are we held in thrall to celebrity? What is the power of celebrity in a world of increasing consumerism, individualism and globalization? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed 7/3/2018) |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Routledge, viewed November 2, 2023) |
| Subject |
Fame -- Social aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Celebrities in popular culture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Popular culture -- Social aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Celebrities in popular culture
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Fame -- Social aspects
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Popular culture -- Social aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Elliott, Anthony, 1964- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781315776774 |
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1315776774 |
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9781138022942 |
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1138022942 |
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9781317691471 |
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1317691474 |
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9781317691488 |
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1317691482 |
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9781317691464 |
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1317691466 |
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