American idolatry
Subtitle: celebrity, commodity and reality television
By: Christopher E. Bell.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland and Company, Inc.; McFarland
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780786448241
Subjects: American idol (Television program); Reality television programs -- United States; Popular culture -- United States
Description: "This book explores the process by which celebrity is created, using the first seven seasons of Fox Television's American Idol as a framework through which to analyze how celebrity is defined, generated, nurtured, and intensified. A model is then suggested for interpreting the particular type of celebrity created on American Idol"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: famous for being famous; title: Ideas and cabbages; title: Dude! I met Elway!; title: Jay-Z is one of us, only not; title: When someone's down on the floor, kick them; title: What's a ballsy?; title: You've got the X factor; title: Sugarfoot and Babyface; title: Wears the least amount of clothes possible; title: Why is she special?; title: Are you drunk?; title: I want to break free; title: Look at this! I'm unique!