Celebrity Society

Name: Celebrity Society
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ISBN: 9780415581509

ISBN-10: 0415581508

ISBN-13: 9780415581509

Edition: 2012

Authors: Robert van Krieken

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Celebrity Society brings a new dimension to our understanding of celebrities, capturing the way in which the figure of 'the celebrity' is bound up with emergence of modernity. It outlines how the 'celebrification of society' is not just the 20 th century product of Hollywood and television, but a long-term historical process, beginning with the printing press, theatre and art. The book goes beyond the accounts of celebrity 'culture' to develop the analysis of 'celebrity society', with its own, constantly changing, social practices and structures, moral grammar, construction of self and identity, legal order and political economy organized around the distribution of visibility, attention and…

Book details

List price: $37.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 5/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Introduction



From Fame to Celebrity: The Celebritization of Society



Producing Celebrity and the Economics of Attention



Celebrity as a Social Form: Status, Charisma and Power



Imagined Community and Long-Distance Intimacy



Celebrity in Politics, Diplomacy and Development



Business and Management Celebrity



Celebrity's Futures - 15 Minutes of Fame, or Fame in 15 Minutes


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