A Cultural History of Fame in the Modern Age. vol. 6 / edited by Katja Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Katja, editor.

Series:

The Cultural Histories Series.

The Cultural Histories Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities.

Fame--Social aspects.

Fame.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

A Cultural History of Fame in the Modern Age covers the period from 1918 to the present, between the silent screen of early cinema and the mobile phone of the influencer. From radio to television to social media, extraordinary leaps in communication technologies revolutionized how each generation experienced fame. At the same time, social justice and rights movements carved out new spaces for new faces. The modern age has seen the logic of celebrity envelope the worlds of religion, politics, business, and everyday life in the practices of cultivating and managing visibility. From Hollywood to the Vatican City, from Einstein to RuPaul, from Kennedy’s Camelot to Buckingham Palace, fame has never been so culturally, politically, or economically important. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Fame explores the meaning of fame and celebrity from antiquity to today. The themes covered in each volume are the communication of fame; the arts, philosophy and attention; politics, leadership and power; religion, spirituality, immortality and renown; visibility of events, places and things; infamy and scandal; innovation, science and its public expression; and the construction and presentation of heroes Katja Lee teaches in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Western Australia. Volume 6 in the Cultural History of Fame set. General Editor: P. David Marshall, Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Contents:

List of Illustrations Series Preface Introduction, Katja Lee 1. The Communication of Fame: technological extensions of fame, P. David Marshall 2. The Arts, Philosophy and Attention, Gaylyn Studlar 3. Politics, Leadership and Power, Mark Wheeler 4. Religion, Spirituality, Immortality and Renown, Marcus Moberg 5. Visibility of Events, Places and Things, Lincoln Geraghty 6. Infamy and Scandal, Erin A. Meyers 7. Innovation, Science and its Public Expression, Declan Fahy 8. The Construction and Presentation of Heroes, George R. Goethals and Scott T. Allison End Notes Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index

ISBN:

9781350072503

OCLC:

1543543113