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Richard Dyer is a foundational figure for the critical study of
cinema and popular culture. Across a career spanning five decades,
he has made path breaking contributions to our understanding of
stardom and celebrity, gay and queer politics and cultural history,
film music, race and whiteness and the pleasures of popular
entertainment. The Richard Dyer Reader brings together for the
first time key writings by this vital and influential figure, many
of which are not otherwise available. The anthology guides readers
through Dyer’s prolific and rich output through six thematic
selections of essays and extracts, each centred on a key theme in
Dyer's work: stardom and the image; entertainment and ideology; gay
politics and representation; whiteness; the pleasures of popular
entertainment, and textual analysis. A seventh section comprises a
selection of interviews conducted across the span of his career, as
well as a new interview with editors Glyn Davis and Jaap Kooijman.
The book will provide an introduction for those new to Dyer’s
writings, as well as offering a fresh perspective for readers with
a more comprehensive knowledge of his work. The collection includes
archival and recent pieces of writing never previously
anthologised, newly commissioned essays, a substantial introduction
to Dyer’s life and work and framing introduction to each section.
Richard Dyer is a foundational figure for the critical study of
cinema and popular culture. Across a career spanning five decades,
he has made path breaking contributions to our understanding of
stardom and celebrity, gay and queer politics and cultural history,
film music, race and whiteness and the pleasures of popular
entertainment. The Richard Dyer Reader brings together for the
first time key writings by this vital and influential figure, many
of which are not otherwise available. The anthology guides readers
through Dyer’s prolific and rich output through six thematic
selections of essays and extracts, each centred on a key theme in
Dyer's work: stardom and the image; entertainment and ideology; gay
politics and representation; whiteness; the pleasures of popular
entertainment, and textual analysis. A seventh section comprises a
selection of interviews conducted across the span of his career, as
well as a new interview with editors Glyn Davis and Jaap Kooijman.
The book will provide an introduction for those new to Dyer’s
writings, as well as offering a fresh perspective for readers with
a more comprehensive knowledge of his work. The collection includes
archival and recent pieces of writing never previously
anthologised, newly commissioned essays, a substantial introduction
to Dyer’s life and work and framing introduction to each section.
Who runs the world? The Beyhive knows. From the Destiny's Child
2001 hit single "Survivor" to her 2019 jam "7/11," Beyoncé
Knowles-Carter has confronted dominant issues around the world.
Because her image is linked with debates on race, sexuality, and
female empowerment, she has become a central figure in pop music
and pop culture. Beyoncé: At Work, On Screen, and Online explores
her work as a singer, activist, and artist by taking a deep dive
into her songs, videos, and performances, as well as responses from
her fans. Contributors look at Beyoncé's entire body of work to
examine her status as a canonical figure in modern music and do not
shy away from questioning scandals or weighing her social
contributions against the evolution of feminism, critical race
theory, authenticity, and more. Full of examples from throughout
Beyoncé's career, this volume presents listening as a political
undertaking that generates meaning and creates community. Beyoncé:
At Work, On Screen, and Online contends that because of her
willingness to address societal issues within her career, Beyoncé
has become an important touchstone for an entire generation—all
in a day's work for Queen Bey.
Who runs the world? The Beyhive knows. From the Destiny's Child
2001 hit single "Survivor" to her 2019 jam "7/11," Beyoncé
Knowles-Carter has confronted dominant issues around the world.
Because her image is linked with debates on race, sexuality, and
female empowerment, she has become a central figure in pop music
and pop culture. Beyoncé: At Work, On Screen, and Online explores
her work as a singer, activist, and artist by taking a deep dive
into her songs, videos, and performances, as well as responses from
her fans. Contributors look at Beyoncé's entire body of work to
examine her status as a canonical figure in modern music and do not
shy away from questioning scandals or weighing her social
contributions against the evolution of feminism, critical race
theory, authenticity, and more. Full of examples from throughout
Beyoncé's career, this volume presents listening as a political
undertaking that generates meaning and creates community. Beyoncé:
At Work, On Screen, and Online contends that because of her
willingness to address societal issues within her career, Beyoncé
has become an important touchstone for an entire generation—all
in a day's work for Queen Bey.
When rock star Bono told Oprah Winfrey that America is an ideal
that is supposed to be contagious, the talk show host was moved to
tears. Such an imagined America, rather than the nation-state USA,
is the topic of Fabricating the Absolute Fake. Pop and politics
become intertwined, as Hollywood, television, and celebrities
spread the American Dream around the world. Using concepts such as
the absolute fake and karaoke Americanism, the book examines this
global mediation as well as the way America is appropriated in pop
culture produced outside of the USA, as demonstrated by such
diverse cultural icons as the Elvis-inspired crooner Lee Towers and
the Moroccan-Dutch rapper Ali B. This revised and extended edition
includes a new chapter on Barack Obama and Michael Jackson as
global celebrities and a new afterword on teaching American pop
culture.
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