Celebrity Society: The Struggle for Attention
- 2nd ed.
- New York: Routledge, 2019.
- xiv, 246 p. PB
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.
9781138295063 (pbk.)
Fame--Social aspects Celebrities Mass media--Social aspects