Celebrity cultures : an introduction / Lee Barron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barron, Lee, 1970- author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture.

Fame--Social aspects.

Fame.

Celebrities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, 2015.

Summary:

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 ...

Contents:

chapter 1. The ancient art of self-publicity

chapter 2. Theorizing celebrity

chapter 3. The business of celebrity

chapter 4. Celebrity and politics

chapter 5. Fans and celebrity

chapter 6. Reporting celebrity

chapter 7. Global celebrity

chapter 8. Reality TV and celebrity

chapter 9. Celebrity influence

chapter 10. Extreme celebrity.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-198) and index.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781473910492 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1017715699

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.