Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Theories and Concepts of Celebrity; 1 Celebrity and contemporary culture: A critical analysis of some theoretical accounts; Situating celebrity and the rise of celebrity studies; Celebrity in the frame of globalization, or the cultural logics of fame; Celebrity culture, self-identity and reinvention; References; 2 Celebrity's histories; Introduction; The Graphic Revolution: the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; The Enlightenment and Romanticism: 1750-1850.
4 Postmodern theories of celebrityIntroduction: classic ideas, contemporary celebrity culture; Revisiting postmodernism; Postmodernism, fame and media; Postmodern celebrity identities revisited; Brand Kardashian and postmodern commodified celebrity; Conclusion: postmodernism on E!; References; 5 Cultural studies and the politics of celebrity: From powerless elite to celebristardom; Historical and intellectual development of the field; Contemporary views on the powerless elite; Ideology recalibrated; Enter reflexivity as legitimation; Hollywood and reflexivity.
Eighteenth-century print and visual cultureThe theatricalization of society; A new kind of self; The feminization of fame; Early modernity, after the printing press and the Reformation; Early modern print and visual culture; Subjectivity, authenticity and the performance of the self; Theatre, power, market; If celebrities are like saints, saints are like celebrities; Conclusion; References; 3 Celebrity in the contemporary era; Some major themes in contemporary celebrity studies; Emerging themes in the twenty-first century; Concluding comments: new frontiers; References.
Entourage: his fame is their fortune; legend on the complete first season DVD coverConclusion: the end of media-centric populism?; Notes; References; 6 Celebrity and religion; Are celebrities gods?; Are celebrities saints?; Is celebrity worship religious?; Does celebrity religion matter?; References; Part II The Culture of Celebrity; 7 The death of celebrity: Global grief, manufactured mourning; Major claims and developments, and key contributions of theoretical perspectives for the critique of celebrity and fandom; Case study: John Lennon and cultural mournings of the ex-Beatle.
Mourning LennonTheoretical perspectives and the psychosocial dynamics of celebrity death; The loss of the ideal: celebrity and its tribulations; The rise and rise of celebrity death, and future prospects; References; 8 Soap stars; Introduction; Soap opera celebrity origin stories; Sensitizing literature: key contributions; Contemporary soap opera celebrity in the US; Limitations and scholarly opportunities; Soap star studies today; Conclusion; References; 9 Celebrity, fans and fandom; Researching fan cultures; The value of fan culture; Histories of fan culture research.
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Ours is the age of celebrity. An inescapable aspect of daily life in our media-saturated societies of the twenty-first century, celebrity is celebrated for its infinite plasticity and glossy seductions. But there is also a darker side. Celebrity culture is littered from end to end with addictions, pathologies, neuroses, even suicides. Why, as a society, are we held in thrall to celebrity? What is the power of celebrity in a world of increasing consumerism, individualism and globalization?
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