Manufacturing Celebrity - Latino Paparazzi and Women Reporters in Hollywood (Paperback)

In Manufacturing Celebrity Vanessa Diaz traces the complex power dynamics of the reporting and paparazzi work that fuel contemporary Hollywood and American celebrity culture. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, her experience reporting for People magazine, and dozens of interviews with photographers, journalists, publicists, magazine editors, and celebrities, Diaz examines the racialized and gendered labor involved in manufacturing and selling relatable celebrity personas. Celebrity reporters, most of whom are white women, are expected to leverage their sexuality to generate coverage, which makes them vulnerable to sexual exploitation and assault. Meanwhile, the predominantly male Latino paparazzi can face life-threatening situations and endure vilification that echoes anti-immigrant rhetoric. In pointing out the precarity of those who hustle to make a living by generating the bulk of celebrity media, Diaz highlights the profound inequities of the systems that provide consumers with 24/7 coverage of their favorite stars.

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Vanessa Diaz
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-1-4780-0943-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-4780-0943-8
Barcode:	9781478009436

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