Deconstructing Brad Pitt
By: edited by Christopher Schaberg and Robert Bennett
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781623569464; 9781623561796
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation
Description: The reactions evoked by images of and stories about Brad Pitt are many and wide-ranging: while one person might swoon or exclaim, another rolls his eyes or groans. How a single figure provokes such strong, often opposing emotions is a puzzle, one elegantly explored and perhaps even solved by Deconstructing Brad Pitt. Co-editors Christopher Schaberg and Robert Bennett have shaped a book that is not simply a multifaceted analysis of Brad Pitt as an actor and as a celebrity, but which is also a personal inquiry into how we are drawn to, turned on, or otherwise piqued by Pitt's performances and personae. Written in accessible prose and culled from the expertise of scholars across different fields, Deconstructing Brad Pitt lingers on this iconic actor and elucidates his powerful influence on contemporary culture. The editors will be donating a portion of their royalties to Pitt's Make It Right foundation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Making Montana / Ben Leubner; title: Romantic hero / Elizabeth Abele; title: On crashing / Christopher Schaberg; title: Suburban rage / Robert Bennett; title: Abyss of simulation / Randy Laist; title: Brangelina blend / Michele White; title: Art muse / Sarah Juliet Lauro; title: Oedipus cop / Fran Pheasant-Kelly; title: Anger of Achilles / Rick Hudson; title: Becoming Brad / Bob Batchelor; title: A star is born / Andy Horton; title: Brad Pitt for mayor / Thomas Bayer; title: Gay for Brad / Edmond Y. Chang; title: Coda: failure / Brian A. Sullivan; title: Postscript? madness / Robert Bennett.