Celebrity Society: The Struggle for Attention
Material type: TextPublication details: New York: Routledge, 2019Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 246 p. PBISBN: 9781138295063 (pbk.)Subject(s): Fame -- Social aspects | Celebrities | Mass media -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 306.4Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University | 306.4 KRI/C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 47465 |
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Earlier edition published in 2012.
Introduction: understanding celebrity society -- The foundations: individualism, media and the public sphere, theatre, court society -- Celebrity's secret: the economy of attention -- Celebrity as a social form: status, charisma and power -- Imagined community, self-formation, and long-distance intimacy -- Celebrity politics: performance, populism, and philanthropy -- CEO, firm and worker celebrity -- Celebrity in cyberspace: micro-celebrity and globalization -- Conclusion: the elusive rationality of celebrity.
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