Celebrity Society: The Struggle for Attention

By: Van Krieken, RobertMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Routledge, 2019Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 246 p. PBISBN: 9781138295063 (pbk.)Subject(s): Fame -- Social aspects | Celebrities | Mass media -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 306.4
Contents:
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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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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