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Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies (Paperback)
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Routledge Handbook of Celebrity Studies (Paperback)
Series: Routledge International Handbooks
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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? Routledge Handbook of
Celebrity Studies, edited by acclaimed social theorist Anthony
Elliott, offers a remarkably clear overview of the analysis of
celebrity in the social sciences and humanities, and in so doing
seeks to develop a new agenda for celebrity studies. The key
theories of celebrity, ranging from classical sociological accounts
to critical theory, and from media studies to postmodern
approaches, are drawn together and critically appraised. There are
substantive chapters looking at fame, renown and celebrity in terms
of the media industries, pop music, the makeover industries, soap
stars, fans and fandom as well as the rise of non-Western forms of
celebrity. The Handbook also explores in detail the institutional
aspects of celebrity, and especially new forms of mediated action
and interaction. From Web 3.0 to social media, the culture of
celebrity is fast redefining the public political sphere.
Throughout this volume, there is a strong emphasis on
interdisciplinarity with chapters covering sociology, cultural
studies, psychology, politics and history. Written in a clear and
direct style, this handbook will appeal to a wide undergraduate
audience. The extensive references and sources will direct students
to areas of further study.
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