Afterlife as Afterimage
Subtitle: Understanding Posthumous Fame
Contributors: Steve Jones (Editor); Joli Jensen (Editor)
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Published: July 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780820463650
Subjects: Communication; Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal; Journalism; Popular Culture - General; Social Science; Music/Songbooks; Celebrities; Death; Fame; Popular music; Social aspects; Sociology
Description: "Through a look at the lives and legacy of popular musicians from Elvis to Tupac and from Louis Prima to John Lennon, Afterlife as Afterimage analyzes the process of posthumous fame to give us new insights into the consequences of mediation, and it illuminates the complex nature of fandom, community formation, and identity construction."--Jacket.