Title: Celebrity /
Authors: Redmond, Sean, 1967-
Year: 2019
Subjects: Fame Social aspects; Celebrities; Celebrities in mass media.; Celebrities; Celebrities in mass media; Fame.
Abstract: Celebrity introduces the key terms and concepts, dilemmas and issues that are central to the study and critical understanding of celebrity. Drawing on two dynamic models from two different modes of enquiry - the circuit of celebrity culture and the circuit of celebrity affect - this book explores the multi-layered, multi-faceted contexts and concepts that sit within and surround the study of celebrity. Through building a critical story about celebrity, Sean Redmond discusses key topics such as identity and representation; the celebrity body; the consumption of celebrity and celebrity culture; and the sensory connection between fans and celebrities, gender, activism, gossip and toxicity. Including case studies on Miley Cyrus, David Bowie, Scarlett Johansson and Kate Winslet, Celebrity is a dynamic and topical volume ideal for students and academics in celebrity and cultural studies.
Contents: The key idea: two celebrity circuits beat as one -- Celebrity representations -- More than just a feeling: celebrity affects -- (Post) modern identities and celebrity selfhood -- Celebrity embodiment -- The liquid lights of celebrity productions -- Celebrity texturality -- Impressionable audiences: consuming celebrity culture -- Celebrity agency -- Celebrity regulation in body and space -- Celebrity disruption -- Conclusion.