A Companion to Celebrity

A Companion to Celebrity
ISBN-10
1118475011
ISBN-13
9781118475010
Category
Social Science
Pages
560
Language
English
Published
2015-11-16
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Authors
P. David Marshall, Sean Redmond

Description

"Companion to Celebrity" presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and current trends in the field of celebrity studies. Offers a detailed, systematic, and clear presentation of all aspects of celebrity studies, with a structure that carefully build its enquiry Draws on the latest scholarly developments in celebrity analyses Presents new and provocative ways of exploring celebrity's meanings and textures Considers the revolutionary ways in which new social media have impacted on the production and consumption of celebrity

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