Starstruck
Subtitle: the business of celebrity
By: Elizabeth Currid
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780865479098
Description: " ... Presents the first rigorous exploration of celebrity, arguing that our desire to 'celebrate' some people and not others has profound implications, elevating social statuses, making or breaking careers and companies, and generating astronomical dividends."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Celebrity today; title: The residual : the inexplicable brew of talent, fame, and celebrity; title: The relative celebrity, or, The biggest star you never heard of; title: Inside the star machine : celebrity as industry; title: How to become a star : the celebrity network; title: Whatever you do, don't go to Vegas : the geography of stardom; title: The economics of the residual; title: The democratic celebrity; title: The future of celebrity.