Understanding celebrity /
By: Turner, Graeme
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BookPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2014.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: x, 171 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781446253205Subject(s): Popular culture | Fame -- Social aspects | Celebrities | Celebrities in mass mediaDDC classification: 302.2308621 TU UN Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and reality TV allow us a previously unimagined engagement with the manufactured 'persona' of celebrity. Understanding Celebrity has become the go-to text for understanding the connection between the production and consumption of this 'persona'. The long-awaited second edition assesses the changing nature of this pivotal relationship in celebrity studies.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 302.2308621 TU UN (Browse shelf) | Available | T0030042 |
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Understanding celebrity -- The economy of celebrity -- Manufacturing celebrity -- Celebrity, the tabloid and the democratic public sphere -- The cultural function of celebrity -- Consuming celebrity -- Conclusion : celebrity and public culture.
Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and reality TV allow us a previously unimagined engagement with the manufactured 'persona' of celebrity. Understanding Celebrity has become the go-to text for understanding the connection between the production and consumption of this 'persona'. The long-awaited second edition assesses the changing nature of this pivotal relationship in celebrity studies.