| Description |
xvii, 557 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 11.From Celebrity to Influencer: Tracing the Diffusion of Celebrity Value across the Data Stream / Ellis Cashmore -- Introduction / Stephanie Schoenhoff / Alison Hearn -- 12.Recognition, Gratification, and Vulnerability: The Public and Private Selves of Local Celebrities / Sean Redmond -- 13."Tweeting the Good Causes": Social Networking and Celebrity Activism / Kerry O. Ferris -- 14.Celebrity Diplomats: Differentiation, Recognition, and Contestation / Liza Tsaliki -- 15.Brand Bollywood Care: Celebrity, Charity, and Vernacular Cosmopolitanism / Andrew F. Cooper -- Introduction / Pramod K. Nayar -- 16.Celevision: Mobilizations of the Television Screen / P. David Marshall -- 17.Stardom, Celebrity, and the Moral Economy of Pretending / Misha Kavka -- 18.You May Know Me from YouTube: (Micro-)Celebrity in Social Media / Barry King -- Introduction / Alice E. Marwick -- |
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Contents note continued: 19.Frontierism: "The Frontier Thesis;' Affect, and the Category of Achieved Celebrity / Sean Redmond -- 20.The Democratization of Celebrity: Mediatization, Promotion, and the Body / Chris Rojek -- 21.Sensing Celebrities / Olivier Driessens -- Introduction / Sean Redmond -- 22.The Ambivalent Irishness of Denis Leary and Kathy Griffin / Sean Redmond / Tamara Heaney -- 23.Neymar: Sport Celebrity and Performative Cultural Politics / Diane Negra -- 24.Digital Shimmer: Popular Music and the Intimate Nexus between Fan and Star / Steven J. Jackson / Victor B. Lopes / David L. Andrews -- Introduction / Toija Cinque -- 25.From Para-social to Multisocial Interaction: Theorizing Material/Digital Fandom and Celebrity / P. David Marshall -- 26.The Everyday Use of Celebrities / Matt Hills -- 27.Exposure: The Public Self Explored / Joke Hermes / Jaap Kooijman |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- Introduction / R. David Marshall / Sean Redmond -- 2.The Moral Concept of Celebrity: A Very Short History Told as a Sequence of Brief Lives / R. David Marshall -- 3.Brand Names: A Brief History of Literary Celebrity / Fred Inglis -- 4.The Changing Face of Celebrity and the Emergence of Motion Picture Stardom / Loren Glass -- Introduction / Gaylyn Studlar -- 5.Celebrity, Participation, and the Public / Sean Redmond -- 6.Celebrity, Convergence, and the Fate of Media Institutions / Graeme Turner -- 7.Barack Obama, Media Spectacle, and Celebrity Politics / Nick Couldry -- 8.Construction of the Public Memory of Celebrities: Celebrity Museums in Japan / Douglas Kellner -- Introduction / Saeko Ishita -- 9.Hope Springs Eternal? The Illusions and Disillusions of Political Celebrity / P. David Marshall -- 10.Winning Isn't Everything. Selling Is: Sports, Advertising, and the Logic of the Market / Andrew Tolson -- |
| Summary |
A Companion to Celebrity presents a multidisciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and current trends in the field of celebrity studies. Featuring essays I contributed from two dozen leading experts drawn from a range of disciplines and academic backgrounds, topics include the genealogy of celebrity, celebrity's relationship with the public, the monetary value of celebrity, global celebrity, the screens and technologies of celebrity, celebrity's emotional appeal, celebrity embodiment, and celebrity and fan interaction processes. Offering timely insights on everything from the cult of celebrity to our obsession with fame, A Companion to Celebrity sheds important new light on our current understanding of an old and enduring phenomenon that is more ubiquitous in today's world than I at any other point in human history. --Book Jacket |
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In spite of roots stretching to ancient times, the study of celebrity is one of the fastest growing areas of contemporary academic scholarship. Contributing to this trend is how the new social media have taken celebrity/fan interaction to a level of engagement virtually unimaginable just a few years ago. -- |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Celebrities in mass media.
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Celebrities.
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Fame -- Social aspects.
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Mass media and culture.
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Mass media and publicity.
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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| Reading List |
ACF304 recommended text 2024
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| Author |
Marshall, P. David.
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Redmond, Sean, 1967-
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| LC no. |
2015017679 |
| ISBN |
9781118475010 (cloth) |
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