{"product_id":"a-companion-to-celebrity-hardback-9781118475010","title":"A Companion to Celebrity (Hardback) 9781118475010","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Celebrity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eP. David Marshall (Author), Sean Redmond (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118475010, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e584 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 16.8 x 3.3 cm, 1.179 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In an informative new reference guide, P. David Marshall and Sean Redmond, together with over 20 international academic contributors, aim to cast (lime)light on the purpose and power of celebrity from the origins of fame to social media and reality television.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Powell, \u003cem\u003eReference Reviews,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol 30 No 8\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Written by scholars from a variety of disciplines, including political science, social history, film, literary and communication studies, \u003cem\u003eA Companion to Celebrity\u003c\/em\u003e is a comprehensive and contemporary reference guide for both students and the general reader seeking to make sense of the modern cultural obsession with celebrity.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Powell, \u003cem\u003eReference Reviews,\u003c\/em\u003e Vol 30 No 8\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompanion to Celebrity\u003c\/i\u003e presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and current trends in the field of celebrity studies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a detailed, systematic, and clear presentation of all aspects of celebrity studies, with a structure that carefully build its enquiry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on the latest scholarly developments in celebrity analyses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents new and provocative ways of exploring celebrity’s meanings and textures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the revolutionary ways in which new social media have impacted on the production and consumption of celebrity \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures and Tables x \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. David Marshall and Sean Redmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One The Genealogy of Celebrity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. David Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Moral Concept of Celebrity: A Very Short History Told as a Sequence of Brief Lives 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFred Inglis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Brand Names: A Brief History of Literary Celebrity 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoren Glass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Changing Face of Celebrity and the Emergence of Motion Picture Stardom 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaylyn Studlar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two The Publics of Celebrity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Redmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Celebrity, Participation, and the Public 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraeme Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Celebrity, Convergence, and the Fate of Media Institutions 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Couldry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Barack Obama, Media Spectacle, and Celebrity Politics 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Kellner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Construction of the Public Memory of Celebrities: Celebrity Museums in Japan 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaeko Ishita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three Celebrity Value\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. David Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Hope Springs Eternal? The Illusions and Disillusions of Political Celebrity 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Tolson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Winning Isn’t Everything. Selling Is: Sports, Advertising, and the Logic of the Market 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllis Cashmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 From Celebrity to Influencer: Tracing the Diffusion of Celebrity Value across the Data Stream 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison Hearn and Stephanie Schoenhoff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Global Celebrity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Redmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Recognition, Gratification, and Vulnerability: The Public and Private Selves of Local Celebrities 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKerry O. Ferris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 “Tweeting the Good Causes”: Social Networking and Celebrity Activism 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiza Tsaliki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Celebrity Diplomats: Differentiation, Recognition, and Contestation 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew F. Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Brand Bollywood Care: Celebrity, Charity, and Vernacular Cosmopolitanism 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePramod K. Nayar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Five Celebrity Screens\/Technologies of Celebrity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction 289\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. David Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Celevision: Mobilizations of the Television Screen 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMisha Kavka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Stardom, Celebrity, and the Moral Economy of Pretending 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarry King\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 You May Know Me from YouTube: (Micro-)Celebrity in Social Media 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlice E. Marwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Six Emotional Celebrity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Redmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Frontierism: “The Frontier Thesis,” Affect, and the Category of Achieved Celebrity 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Rojek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Democratization of Celebrity: Mediatization, Promotion, and the Body 371\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlivier Driessens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Sensing Celebrities 385\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Redmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Seven Celebrity Embodiment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamara Heaney and Sean Redmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Ambivalent Irishness of Denis Leary and Kathy Griffin 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiane Negra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Neymar: Sport Celebrity and Performative Cultural Politics 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Andrews, Victor B. Lopes, and Steven J. Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Digital Shimmer: Popular Music and the Intimate Nexus between Fan and Star 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eToija Cinque\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Eight Celebrity Identification\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 457\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. David Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 From Para-social toMultisocial Interaction: Theorizing Material\/Digital Fandom and Celebrity 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Hills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Everyday Use of Celebrities 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoke Hermes and Jaap Kooijman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Exposure: The Public Self Explored 497\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. 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