num_pages: 176
description: Understanding Media cites current scholarship to shed light on how celebrities are manufactured by media and why audiences respond as they do. With case studies ranging from King Louis XIV to pop star Kylie Minogue, it examines the construction of celebrity in four history, text, production, and audience. Areas of discussion 
language: English
title: Understanding Media: Inside Celebrity
titlecomplete: Understanding Media: Inside Celebrity
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Open University Press