Fame Attack The Inflation of Celebrity and its Consequences
The follow up to Chris Rojek's hugely successful Celebrity , this book assesses celebrity culture today. It explores how the fads, fashions and preoccupations of celebrities enter the popular lifeblood, explains what is distinctive about contemporary celebrity, and reveals the psychological, so...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing
2012.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745055106719 |
| Sumario: | The follow up to Chris Rojek's hugely successful Celebrity , this book assesses celebrity culture today. It explores how the fads, fashions and preoccupations of celebrities enter the popular lifeblood, explains what is distinctive about contemporary celebrity, and reveals the psychological, social and economic consequences of fame both upon the public and celebrities themselves. The book develops the framework for looking at celebrity culture which Rojek set out back in 2001, by showing how ascribed celebrity, achieved celebrity and celetoids overlap. The book gives a new emphasis to the role |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781283479127 9786613479129 9781849668040 |
