Celebrity cultures : an introduction / Lee Barron.

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 Gr...

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Online Access: Full Text (via SAGE)
Main Author: Barron, Lee, 1970- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Sage, 2015.
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Table of 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.