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Contemporary Hollywood stardom / edited by Thomas Austin & Martin Barker.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Congresses.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Psychology--Congresses.
- Fame--Case studies--Congresses.
- Fame.
- Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles--Congresses.
- Motion picture industry.
- Psychology.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Congresses.
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).
- California--Los Angeles.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 300 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Arnold ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- Taking account of the major developments in the field of star studies, this book explores the political economy of stardom, questions of performance, the effect on stardom of convergence between the film industry and other leisure industries, and the role of audiences. The book combines a review of current trends with case studies of individual stars enabling students and researchers to widen their knowledge of the field and explore new ways of approaching the star phenomenon.
- Notes:
- Derived from a conference 'Film Stars in the '90s,' held at the University of Sussex in 2001.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-285) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0340809361
- 034080937X
- OCLC:
- 51870599
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