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Cleo de Merode and the Rise of Modern Celebrity Culture (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Cleo de Merode and the Rise of Modern Celebrity Culture (Hardcover, New Ed)
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The first English-language monograph on the French dancer and
model, Cleo de Merode and the Rise of Modern Celebrity Culture
explores the haunting legacy of this intriguing and glamorous
figure, an international celebrity at the dawn of modern celebrity
culture. Situating Merode at a pivotal moment in the history of
fame and visual culture, this study analyzes how technological and
societal changes led to our star-struck modernity. Merode was one
of the earliest examples of fame born from mass visual culture, as
newly available postcards circulated her image around the globe.
Through Merode, Michael D. Garval illuminates broader trends of the
Belle A0/00poque: persistent statue fetishism within a vibrant
monumental culture, rampant exoticism amid unprecedented colonial
expansion, the rapid growth of the illustrated press, the rise of
female show business personalities, the advent of cinema and
x-rays, and a burgeoning sense of new visual possibilities. The
volume examines how Merode heralded modern celebrity icons;
problematizes the status of women and women's bodies under intense
public scrutiny; and exposes the paradoxes of a society captivated
by a mass media-driven dream of intimacy from afar.Cleo de Merode
and the Rise of Modern Celebrity Culture probes the neglected
prehistory of a visual culture obsessed with celebrities and their
images.
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