Deconstructing Brad Pitt (Hardcover)

The simple fact is that the utterance 'Brad Pitt' tends to prompt strong reactions--either reflecting hype, excitement, or revulsion concerning one or more of this actor's roles, or reflecting piqued interest in the various issues (be they political, intellectual, or social) that Pitt seems to stand for. In short, Brad Pitt is a productively perplexing subject. "Deconstructing Brad Pitt" attends to these strong reactions, exploring what issues are raised and interrogated by the many manifestations of Brad Pitt. Several chapters look at how Pitt's roles challenge or perpetuate key myths prevalent throughout contemporary American culture; other chapters read Pitt's performances as allegories for dramas that are playing out in larger spheres, such as global capital, new media aesthetics, and celebrity humanitarianism. Still other chapters delineate the intersections of Pitt's celebrity status with his on-screen performances, arguing for expressions of self-awareness and meta-commentaries on celebrity culture and contemporary art practices. Written in accessible prose and drawing from the expertise of a range of scholars and writers in different fields, Deconstructing Brad Pitt will unperplex the mysteries surrounding the star status and numerous roles of Brad Pitt.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	September 2014
Editors:	Christopher Schaberg • Robert Bennett
Dimensions:	197 x 127 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-62356-946-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
LSN:	1-62356-946-X
Barcode:	9781623569464

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