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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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Other title: | Fame Attack |
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| Summary: | 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 |
| ISBN: | 1283479125 9786613479129 1849668043 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |