Bibliograph

Celebrity, a history of fame, Susan J. Douglas and Andrea McDonnell

Type

Label

Celebrity, a history of fame, Susan J. Douglas and Andrea McDonnell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Celebrity

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1044771403

Responsibility statement

Susan J. Douglas and Andrea McDonnell

Series statement

Critical cultural communication

Sub title

a history of fame

Summary

"Today, celebrity culture is an inescapable part of our media landscape and our everyday lives. This was not always the case. Over the past century, media technologies have increasingly expanded the production and proliferation of fame. Celebrity explores this revolution and its often underestimated impact on American culture. using numerous precedent-setting examples spanning more than one hundred years of media history, Susan J. Douglas and Andrea McDonnell trace the dynamic relationship between celebrity and the technologies of mass communication that have shaped the nature of fame in the United States." -- back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Theories of celebrity -- The rise of mass culture and the production of celebrities -- Silver screens and their stars -- Radio: the stars in our homes -- TV and the need for familiarity -- Musical celebrity -- Everyone's a star -- Conclusion

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