The Celebrity Culture Reader

Author : P. David Marshall
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415337922
Total Pages : 853 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Celebrity Culture Reader written by P. David Marshall and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 853 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the new celebrity culture that has emerged from reality television and the Internet, to the paparazzi-filled endgame of Princess Diana and the bizarre trials and tribulations of Michael Jackson, The Celebrity Culture Reader documents the significant role that celebrities occupy in contemporary culture. Combining classic essays and contemporary writings, The Celebrity Culture Reader investigates the cultural implications of this complex contemporary phenomenon.

Author : P. David Marshall
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452944024
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrity and Power written by P. David Marshall and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simultaneously celebrated and denigrated, celebrities represent not only the embodiment of success, but also the ultimate construction of false value. Celebrity and Power questions the impulse to become embroiled with the construction and collapse of the famous, exploring the concept of the new public intimacy: a product of social media in which celebrities from Lady Gaga to Barack Obama are expected to continuously campaign for audiences in new ways. In a new Introduction for this edition, P. David Marshall investigates the viewing public’s desire to associate with celebrity and addresses the explosion of instant access to celebrity culture, bringing famous people and their admirers closer than ever before.

Author : Sean Redmond
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446202380
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stardom and Celebrity written by Sean Redmond and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Acts as a concise introduction to the study of both contemporary and historical stardom and celebrity. Collecting together in one source companion an easily accessible range of readings surrounding stardom and celebrity culture, this book is a worthwhile addition to any library." - Kerry Gough, Birmingham City University "Absolutely wonderful. The inclusion of seminal works and more recent works makes this a very valuable read." - Beschara Karam, University of South Africa "An engaging and often insightful book." - Media International Australia This book brings together some of the seminal interventions which have structured the development of stardom and celebrity studies, while crucially combining and situating these within the context of new essays which address the contemporary, cross-media and international landscape of today's fame culture. From Max Weber, Walter Benjamin and Roland Barthes to Catherine Lumby, Chris Rojek and Graeme Turner. At the core of the collection is a desire to map out a unique historical trajectory - both in terms of the development of fame, as well as the historical development of the field.

Author : Biressi, Anita
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335219314
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tabloid Culture Reader written by Biressi, Anita and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tabloid Culture Reader provides an accessible and useful introduction to the field.

Author : Ellis Cashmore
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134191413
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrity Culture written by Ellis Cashmore and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-10-16 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating and topical beginners guide, Ellis Cashmore explores the intriguing issue of celebrity culture: its origins, its meaning and its global influence. Covering such varied perspectives as fame addiction, the ‘celebrification’ of politics and celebrity fatigue, Cashmore analyzes the relationship celebrity has with commodification and the consumer society, and investigates the new media and the quest for self-perfection. Cashmore takes readers on a quest that visits the Hollywood film industry of the early twentieth century, the film set of Cleopatra in the 1970s, the dressing room of Madonna in the 1980s, the burial of Diana in the 1990s, and the Big Brother house of the early 2000s. Author of Beckham and Tyson, Cashmore collects research, theory, and case studies en route as he explores the intriguing issue of celebrity culture: its origins, its meaning, and its global influence. Including reviews of existing literature, and an outline of key contemporary topics, this absorbing book skilfully explains why we have become so captivated by the lives and loves of the celebrity and, in so doing, presents the clearest, most comprehensive, wide-ranging, and accessible account of celebrity culture to date.

Author : Katarzyna Bronk
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1848881371
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stardom: Discussions on Fame and Celebrity Culture written by Katarzyna Bronk and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary volume is devoted to diverse topics, ranging from sex/gender and fame to celebrities as embodiments of Zeitgeist; from identity formation, star-making and 'star-consuming' to the humanising of 'icons.'

Author : Roman Espejo
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780737752137
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrity Culture written by Roman Espejo and published by Greenhaven Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the topics relating to celebrity culture by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise this issue.

Author : Karen Sternheimer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136829725
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrity Culture and the American Dream written by Karen Sternheimer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... a good book to add to an introduction to sociology course if you want to give your students a good sense of how sociology analyzes culture and media....There is a lot in the book and Sternheimer does a good job of weaving together hard sociological data on stratification, inequalities, wage and labor trends to the narrative promoted by the celebrity culture along with changes in the structure and power relations in the industry itself. The book is an easy read with a lot of illustrations from celebrity magazines and so is very appropriate for undergraduate audiences."—Global Sociology Using examples from the first celebrity fan magazines of 1911 to the present, Celebrity Culture and the American Dream considers how major economic and historical factors shaped the nature of celebrity culture as we know it today. Equally important, the book explains how and why the story of Hollywood celebrities matters, sociologically speaking, to an understanding of American society, to the changing nature of the American Dream, and to the relation between class and culture. This book: Explores the relationship between celebrity culture, consumption, class, and social mobility Discusses social changes pertaining to class, gender, marriage and divorce, and race Includes numerous pictures from fan magazine articles and ads Examines the connections between celebrity culture and economic, political, and social changes Considers the importance of the structure of the entertainment industry to understand how celebrity culture is manufactured

Author : Lee Barron
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473911362
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrity Cultures written by Lee Barron and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is celebrity? How do celebrities influence society? Why do we hang on their every word, tweet or status update? Celebrity Cultures offers a fresh insight into the field of celebrity studies by updating existing debates and exploring recent developments. From the PR campaigns of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to the election of Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California, this book critically evaluates a number of diverse celebrity case-studies and considers what they reveal about contemporary global society. Taking into account issues such as gender, sexuality, ethnicity, economics, politics and the media, the book draws upon a range of cultural theorists including Theodore Adorno and Jean Baudrillard. Over the course of ten richly illustrated chapters, the book: Draws upon sociology, cultural theory, media analysis and celebrity commentary to explore and re-evaluate the study of celebrity. Examines the international appeal of celebrity including examples from India, China, South Korea and Indonesia. Includes chapter introductions identifying key points and annotated further reading suggestions. Celebrity Cultures is an invaluable resource for students of celebrity, media and cultural studies.

Author : Aaron Jaffe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521843010
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modernism and the Culture of Celebrity written by Aaron Jaffe and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 2005 book, Jaffe examines the interactions of modernist literary fame and celebrity culture in the early twentieth century.