The celebrity persona pandemic / P. David Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, P. David, author.

Series:

Forerunners (Minneapolis, Minn.)

Forerunners : Ideas First

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities--United States--Psychology.

Celebrities.

Fame--Social aspects--United States.

Fame.

Persona (Psychoanalysis)--United States.

Persona (Psychoanalysis).

Celebrities--Psychology.

Fame--Social aspects.

Psychology.

United States.

Physical Description:

91 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2016]

Summary:

"The Celebrity Persona Pandemic explores how the construction of a public persona is fetishized in contemporary culture. As social media has progressively led to a greater focus on the production of the self, so this book looks at the most visible versions of persona through figures such as Stephen Colbert, Cate Blachett, and Justin Bieber, as well as fictional characters like Spock and Harry Potter. Ultimately, P. David Marshall closely studies how persona culture shapes our notions of value and significance, and dramatically shifts cultural politics." --back cover.

Contents:

Introduction: persona in formation

Stephen Colbert reveals his true self

The Cate Blanchett persona at the Oscars

Glamour photography democratizes fame

The toal exposure of Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, and others

The t-shirt phenomenon in China

Politics of recognition

Listicles and the play of klout

Seriality and persona from Spock to Harry Potter

Intercommunication and cultures of surveillance

Conclusion: pandemic persona.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-91).

ISBN:

9781517901059

1517901057

OCLC:

962232104